Nondepolarizing muscle relaxant improves direct laryngoscopy view with no effect on face mask ventilation
Background: Difficult or impossible face mask ventilation complicated with difficult tracheal intubation during anesthesia induction occurs in 0.4% of adult anesthesia cases, possibly leading to life-threatening complications. Because of such catastrophes, muscle relaxants have been recommended to b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S010400141630121X |