Life-threatening airway obstruction due to upper airway edema and marked neck swelling after labor and delivery

Background and objectives: Airway changes generally occur in normal gravidas; however, these changes could cause critical situations in specific populations. Objectives: This article presents the case of a difficult airway patient that went into shock because of atonic bleeding after vaginal deliver...

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Main Authors: Junko Ushiroda, Satoki Inoue, Junji Egawa, Yasunobu Kawano, Masahiko Kawaguchi, Hitoshi Furuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S010400141300119X