Difficult intubation in a parturient with syringomyelia and Arnold-Chiari malformation: Use of Airtraq™ laryngoscope

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-422

  Mustapha, Bensghir ^a   Chkoura, K ^a   Elhassani, M ^a   Ahtil, R ^a   Azendour, H ^a   Kamili, N Drissi ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL MOHAMMED V   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Airtraq laryngoscope; cesarean section; intubation; pregnancy; syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; ISOFLURANE; KETOPROFEN; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; REMIFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAPNOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYRINGOMYELIA; WEAKNESS;

EID: 81755161310     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.87274     Document Type: Article

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