A comparison of an anterior jaw lift manoeuvre with the Berman airway for assisting fibreoptic orotracheal intubation.

This study compared the efficacy of an anterior jaw lift manoeuvre with that of the Berman airway in clearing the upper airway during oral fibreoptic tracheal intubation in anaesthetised, paralysed patients. Fifty patients were randomly assigned to undergo fibreoptic-assisted intubation with one met...

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Main Authors: Iqbal, R, Gardner-Thorpe, C, Thompson, J, Popat, M, Yentis, S, Pandit, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006