Journal of clinical anesthesia
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To describe a current method of teaching flexible fiber-optic laryngoscopy. ⋯ Oral flexible fiber-optic laryngoscopy and intubation may be taught safely using thiopental sodium and succinylcholine by adhering to the guidelines outlined in this paper.
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Stereotactic neurosurgery is a procedure that usually requires monitored sedation or general anesthesia. The authors report a case in which stereotactic irrigation of a brain cyst was temporally associated with respiratory distress. Additionally, the stereotactic apparatus limits the anesthesiologist's access to the airway.