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Prediction of difficult intubations using conventional indicators: Does rapid sequence intubation ease difficult intubations? A prospective randomised study in a tertiary care teaching hospital

BACKGROUND: Endotracheal intubations performed in the Emergency Department. AIMS: To assess whether conventional indicators of difficult airway can predict a difficult intubation in the Emergency Setting and to investigate the effect of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) on ease of intubation. SETTINGS...

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Autores principales: Gangadharan, Lakshmi, Sreekanth, C, Vasnaik, Mabel C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3097578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21633566
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.76836