Difficult and failed intubation in obstetric anaesthesia: an observational study of airway management and complications associated with general anaesthesia for caesarean section

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-297

  McDonnell, N J ^a   Paech, M J ^a   Clavisi, O M ^a   Scott, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway management; Anaesthesia, general; Anaesthesia, obstetric; Intubation, fsailed

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; RANITIDINE;

ACID ASPIRATION; ADULT; AIRWAY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH CONTENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 51049087469     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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