Cervical spine movement during intubation using the Airtraq (R) and direct laryngoscopy


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ERDEN İ. A., Pamuk A. G., UZUN Ş., GEYİK S., Cekirge S., Aypar U.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.40, sa.2, ss.299-304, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

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Aim: To compare 2 endotracheal intubation techniques, namely direct laryngoscopy and Airtraq (R), according to their influence on cervical spine movement and intubation time and success rates, complications, and hemodynamic responses.