Effect of fiberoptic intubation on myocardial ischemia and hormonal stress response in diabetics with ischemic heart disease
Background: Diabetic patients with ischemic heart disease can greatly benefit from decreasing the stress response to intubation with its metabolic sequelae. The use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy will eliminate the response to direct laryngoscopy while lubrication of ETT with lidocaine gel 2% will decre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184913000949 |