Preanesthetic assessment data do not influence the time for tracheal intubation with Airtraq(tm) video laryngoscope in obese patients
Purpose: this study investigated the influence of anatomical predictors on difficult laryngoscopy and orotracheal intubation in obese patients by comparing Macintosh and Airtraq(tm) laryngoscopes. Methods: from 132 bariatric surgery patients (body mass index = 35 kg m-1), cervical perimeter, st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942014000300190&lng=en&tlng=en |