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

• Main Authors: Elsa Varghese (Author), R Nagaraj (Author), R Shwethapriya (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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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...