Efficacy of surface landmark palpation for identification of the cricoid cartilage in obstetric patients: A prospective observational study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Rapid sequence induction, with the application of cricoid pressure is an accepted practice during induction of general anesthesia in pregnant patients to prevent pulmonary apiration. We found no prior studies assessing the accuracy of locating the cricoid cartilage by profession...

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Autores principales: Qasem, Fatemah, Khalaf, Roy, Sebbag, Ilana, Lavi, Ronit, Jones, Philip M., Singh, Sudhu Indu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6748001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31543581
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_222_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6748001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31543581
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_222_17

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