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Preparation of the patient and the airway for awake intubation

Awake intubation is usually performed electively in the presence of a difficult airway. A detailed airway examination is time-consuming and often not feasible in an emergency. A simple 1-2-3 rule for airway examination allows one to identify potential airway difficulty within a minute. A more detail...

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Autor principal: Ramkumar, Venkateswaran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22174458
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.89863