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Failed Obstetric Intubation

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayVideo LaryngoscopeAspirationFull StomachRSIHypoxiaAvoid HypoxiaEdemaMalignant Hyperthermia RiskRapid Desaturation

Pathophysiology

Failure to place an endotracheal tube after induction of general anesthesia in a parturient. A literature review spanning the 1970s to 2015 found the incidence unchanged at roughly one per 390...

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