Background Intubation procedure in obese patients is a challenging issue both in the
intensive care unit (ICU) and in the operating theatre (OT). The objectives of the study were …

Conclusion L'anesthésiste qui travail en salle d'accouchement doit être préparé à faire face
à une intubation difficile en obstétrique. Il doit savoir détecter les critères prédictifs …

BACKGROUND: Recent developments in anaesthesia and patient demographics have
potentially changed the practice of obstetric general anaesthesia. There are few …

Purpose To determine the influence of morbid obesity on the incidence of difficult mask
ventilation and difficult intubation. Methods Over a 6-year period, all tracheal intubations in …

Purpose Establishing good mechanical ventilation is a critical component and prerequisite
to a wide range of surgical and medical interventions. Yet difficulties in intubating patients …

Methods: We prospectively collected data on all patients undergoing intubation in the ED of
Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. The screening performance characteristics of the …

Objective To provide an update to French guidelines about “Difficult intubation and
extubation in adult anaesthesia 2006”. Design A consensus committee of 13 experts was …

There are no current descriptions of general anaesthesia characteristics for obstetric
surgery, despite recent changes to patient baseline characteristics and airway management …

Background: Anaesthetists may experience difficulty with intubation unexpectedly which
may be associated with difficulty in ventilating the patient. If not well managed, there may be …

Background Recently, in addition to bronchofiberscope, the new equipments to manage
difficult intubation are available. However, it is unknown whether the incidence of difficult …