The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 369-373 , October 2011

Successful Tracheal Intubation through an Intubating Laryngeal Airway in Pediatric Patients with Airway Hemorrhage

  • Narasimhan Jagannathan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Narasimhan Jagannathan, MD, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, 2300 Children’s Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614
    • ,
  • David T. Wong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Received 8 November 2009 ,Revised 2 February 2010 ,Accepted 2 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.05.066

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 369-373 , October 2011

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