Difficult tracheal intubation in obstetrics
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Difficult tracheal intubation in obstetrics.
Difficult intubation has been classified into four grades, according to the view obtainable at laryngoscopy. Frequency analysis suggests that, in obstetrics, the main cause of trouble is grade 3, in which the epiglottis can be seen, but not the cords. This group is fairly rare so that a proportion of anaesthetists will not meet the problem in their first few years and may thus be unprepared for...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12815.x