Elective cesarean section in a parturient with post burn neck contracture: An anesthetic challenge!
The incidence of failed intubation in the pregnant population is 1 in 250-300 patients, which is 8 times higher than non-pregnant patients. Regional anesthesia is the technique of choice in a parturient with recognized potentially difficult airway for cesarean section; however, it may be controversi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2013;volume=3;issue=1;spage=44;epage=46;aulast=Kumari |