Failed tracheal intubation during obstetric general anaesthesia: a literature review

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 356-374

  Kinsella, S M ^a   Winton, A L ^a   Mushambi, M C ^b   Ramaswamy, K ^c   Swales, H ^d   Quinn, A C ^e   Popat, M ^f  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Failed intubation; General anaesthesia; Obstetric anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION FAILURE; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICE; WAKEFULNESS; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84943579633     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.06.008     Document Type: Review

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