International journal of obstetric anesthesia
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Int J Obstet Anesth
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Nov 2024
Rate of difficult intubation during caesarean delivery: A single centre before/after standardised airway management implementation study.
The use of general anaesthesia (GA) for caesarean delivery (CD) introduces the risk of both difficult and failed intubation. Various strategies may be utilised to reduce this risk; however, not all are supported by evidence. We analysed the rate of difficult intubation following implementation of three recommendations specific to airway management in CD. ⋯ Implementation of standardised airway management recommendations had no significant impact on difficult intubation rate, though adoption of all three recommendations was not universal.