Incidence of unanticipated difficult airway in obstetric patients in a teaching institution

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 339-345

  Tao, Weike ^a   Edwards, Jason T ^a   Tu, Faping ^a   Xie, Yang ^b   Sharma, Shiv K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Obstetrics; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AIRWAY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84864946277     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-012-1338-1     Document Type: Article

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