Failed tracheal intubation in obstetrics: no more frequent but still managed badly.
case_series · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15644015.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
In the South-West Thames region of the United Kingdom, during a 5-year period from 1999 to 2003, there were 20 failed tracheal intubations occurring in 4768 obstetric general anaesthetics (incidence 1 : 238). In half of the 16 cases for which the patient's notes could be examined there was a failure to follow an accepted protocol for failed tracheal intubation.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, General
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
- Clinical Competence
- Intubation, Intratracheal