Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 352-359 , August 2010

Clinical comparison of two stylet angles for orotracheal intubation with the GlideScope video laryngoscope

Received 26 November 2008 ,Revised 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 1 October 2009.

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☆ Presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Orlando, FL, Oct. 18-22, 2008.

☆☆ Disclosure: At the time of this trial, one GlideScope video laryngoscope system was loaned to us by Verathon Medical, Inc., Bothell, WA, USA. All other support was derived from institutional and departmental sources.

PII: S0952-8180(10)00176-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.10.008

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 352-359 , August 2010

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