"Pregnant women having caesarean delivery under general anaesthesia should have a rapid sequence induction with cricoid pressure and be intubated". Can this 'holy cow' be sent packing?

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Paech, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRICOID; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; NOTE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; CRICOID CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78650451391     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800601     Document Type: Editorial

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