Management of failed intubation in a septic parturient
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Management of failed intubation in a septic parturient.
We describe a case in which regional anaesthesia for Caesarean section was initially avoided because of the presence of systemic infection. However, attempted induction of general anaesthesia resulted in failed tracheal intubation and so an epidural catheter was sited and used for the operation. Awake fibreoptic tracheal intubation was performed after surgery, when it was clear that ventilatory...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aef581