Objective: To describe the incidence of difficult and failed intubations in obstetric patients
during a 6 year period monitored by a quality assurance program together with American …

Background Estimates for the incidence of difficult intubation in the obstetric population vary
widely, although previous studies reporting rates of difficult intubation in obstetrics are older …

New predictors of difficult intubation in obstetric patients: A prospective observational study -
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Difficult intubation has been much discussed in the anaesthetic literature. The incidence of
difficult intubation (11: 560) was higher in obstetric patients (6: 277) as còmpared to …

Background. There have not yet been any studies to validate the intubation difficulty scale
(IDS) in obese parturients. Objectives of this study were to determine the performance of the …

Background Difficult and failed tracheal intubation may be more common in the obstetrical
population. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of difficult and failed …

Difficult tracheal intubation, often unexpected, has been identified as the commonest
contributory factor to anesthetic-related maternal death. The ability to predict such cases …

We conducted a prospective, blind observational study to investigate the prevalence and
prediction of difficult intubation in Chinese women. Two groups of Chinese women were …

Background: Failed intubation in obstetrics remains the most common cause of death
directly related to anesthesia. Neck circumference has been shown to be a predictor for …

Airway assessment is the most important aspect of anaesthetic practice as a difficult
intubation may be unanticipated. A prospective study was done to compare the efficacy of …