Comparison of oral fiberoptic intubation via a modified guedel airway or a laryngeal mask airway in infants and children

Comparison of oral fiberoptic intubation via a modified guedel airway or a laryngeal mask airway in infants and children

Background: Though fiberoptic intubation (FOI) is considered the gold standard for securing a difficult airway in a child, it may be technically difficult in an anesthetized child. The hypothesis for this study was that it would be easier to perform FOI via a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) than a modif...

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Main Authors: Elsa Varghese, R Nagaraj, R Shwethapriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Difficult
equipment
fiberoptic bronchoscope
intubation
laryngeal mask airway
modified oropharyngeal Guedel airway
tracheal
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2013;volume=29;issue=1;spage=52;epage=55;aulast=Varghese

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