The great debate: scalpel or cannula?

Authors

  • Sonia Martin Ventura Servicio de Anestesiología. Hospital universitario de Getafe (Madrid)
  • Fernando Somoza Sáez Servicio de Anestesiología. Hospital universitario de Getafe (Madrid)
  • María Jesús Jiménez García Servicio de Anestesiología. Hospital universitario de Getafe (Madrid)
  • R Cuesta Fernández Servicio de Anestesiología. Hospital universitario de Getafe (Madrid)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v10i2.635

Keywords:

Airway, scalpel, cannula, DAS, SAM

Abstract

In November 2015, delegates from the two most prestigious Airway companies, the DAS (Difficult Airway Society) and the SAM (Society for Airway management), met in Dublin. We continue to review articles that provide us with useful information that will help us to carry out a safer handling of the Airway.

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Published

2020-09-10

How to Cite

Martin Ventura, S., Somoza Sáez, F., Jiménez García, M. J., & Cuesta Fernández, R. (2020). The great debate: scalpel or cannula?. Revista Electrónica AnestesiaR, 10(2), 1. https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v10i2.635

Issue

Section

Critical reviews of articles

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