Upper cervical vertebrae movement during intubating laryngeal mask, fibreoptic and direct laryngoscopy: a video-fluoroscopic study

Sahin A., Salman M., Erden I., Aypar U.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.10, ss.819-823, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0265021504000110
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.819-823
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and objective: Minimizing cervical vertebrae motion during endotracheal intubation is important in patients with cervical instability. The aim of this study was to compare upper cervical spine extension during endotracheal intubation using three different techniques.