Predicting efficiency of post-induction mask ventilation based on demographic and anatomical factors

Background: Failure to ventilate patients by mask leads to serious complications especially if associated with difficult intubation. Previous studies have used subjective and indirect measures to evaluate difficulty in mask ventilation, which are associated with high inter-observer discrepancies. In...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Saghaei, Hamid Shetabi, Mohammad Golparvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2012;volume=1;issue=1;spage=10;epage=10;aulast=Saghaei