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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Main Authors: Kamlesh Kumari, Vanita Ahuja, Satinder Gombar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
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