An international survey about rapid sequence intubation of 10,003 anaesthetists and 16 airway experts

Anaesthesia

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 313-322

  Zdravkovic, M ^a,b   Berger Estilita, J ^c   Sorbello, M ^d   Hagberg, C A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

airway management; gastric ultrasound; pulmonary aspiration; rapid sequence intubation; supervision

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTUBATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 85074682401     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.14867     Document Type: Article

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