Are cardiac surgical patients at increased risk of difficult intubation?

Are cardiac surgical patients at increased risk of difficult intubation?

Background and Aims: Safe airway management is the cornerstone of contemporary anaesthesia practice, and difficult intubation (DI) remains a major cause of anaesthetic morbidity and mortality. The surgical category, particularly cardiac surgery as a risk factor for DI has not been studied extensivel...

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Main Authors: Deepak Prakash Borde, Savani Sameer Futane, Vijay Daunde, Sujata Zine, Nayana Joshi, Sumit Jaiswal, Sadhana Chinchole, Prasannakumar Kulkarni, Amit Hiwarkar, Priti Bhagyawant, Dilip Deshmukh, Manisha Takalkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
difficult intubation
Indian patients
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2017;volume=61;issue=8;spage=629;epage=635;aulast=Borde

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