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A pillow of 8 cm height did not improve laryngeal view and alignment of airway axes but increased anesthesiologist discomfort compared to a pillow of 4 cm height during tracheal intubation in adult patients
BACKGROUND: Neck flexion by head elevation using an 8 to 10 cm thick pillow and head extension has been suggested to align the laryngeal, pharyngeal and oral axis and facilitate tracheal intubation. Presently, the laryngeal view and discomfort for tracheal intubation were evaluated according to two...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4823408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27066204 http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2016.69.2.138 |