Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2013
Historical ArticleThe development and historical context of the datta short laryngoscope handle.
The hormonal, physiologic, and anatomic changes of pregnancy have a number of significant anesthetic implications, including the potential for difficulties and failures in tracheal intubation. The American Society of Anesthesiology closed claims database in the 1970s observed that maternal deaths were involved in 30% of all obstetrics claims, most stemming from difficulty with intubation or ventilation. In the late 1970s, Dr. ⋯ In addition, he observed an increased rate of cesarean delivery and general anesthesia use. These differences led him to evaluate ways in which the laryngoscope itself could be altered to improve the ease of intubation of parturients; this led to the development of the short laryngoscope handle. The genesis of the Datta short laryngoscope handle, and the accompanying historical context, will be explored.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2013
Editorial CommentEtomidate and general anesthesia: the butterfly effect?
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2013
Editorial CommentThe quality chasm is even bigger than we thought.