RESPIRATORY OBSTRUCTION DUE TO IMPACTION OF EPIGLOTTIS
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British Journal of Anaesthesia Respiratory Obstruction Due to Impact1on of the Epiglottis in an Adult
Sir,—The article by Dr. Thomas on the above topic (Brit. J. Anaesth. (1964), 36, 314) prompts me to describe an interesting case I had some time ago. A male patient in his fifties was anaesthetized with thiopentone and paralyzed with suxamethonium. Laryngoscopy was performed using a Macintosh laryngoscope and a large broad epiglottis was visualized. When slight pressure was transmitted to the v...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1965
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/37.12.980