In a prospective, randomised trial, 75 patients scheduled for routine surgery were randomly allocated to one of three groups to evaluate trauma and postoperative complications after insertion of the Combitube, tracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway. Insertion of the Combitube was associated with a h
Efficacy and safety of the laryngeal mask airwayvsGuedel airway following tracheal extubation
โ Scribed by D. P. Dob; C. N. Shannon; P. M. Bailey
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 368 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1496-8975
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