Tongue piercing and obstetric anesthesia: Is there cause for concern?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 447-448

  Kuczkowski, Krzysztof M ^a   Benumof, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Anesthesia, obstetrical; Body piercing; Difficult intubation; Pregnancy; Tongue jewelry; Tongue piercing

Indexed keywords

SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; PUNCTURES; TONGUE;

EID: 0036710744     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00376-8     Document Type: Article

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