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. 1996 May;76(5):680-4.
doi: 10.1093/bja/76.5.680.

Failed intubation revisited: 17-yr experience in a teaching maternity unit

L Hawthorne  1 , R Wilson, G Lyons, M Dresner
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Failed intubation revisited: 17-yr experience in a teaching maternity unit

L Hawthorne et al. Br J Anaesth. 1996 May.
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Abstract

We have reviewed 5802 Caesarean sections performed during general anaesthesia. Our use of general anaesthesia had decreased from 83% in 1981 to 23% in 1994. Despite this, the incidence of failed intubation has increased from 1 in 1984 to 1 in 250 in 1994. The problems associated with general anaesthesia in the obstetric population are increasing. Asians and African/Afrocaribbeans were represented disproportionately because of the increased use of general anaesthesia in these patients. Exposure of trainees to obstetric general anaesthetics has decreased by one-third.

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    Norman B. Norman B. Br J Anaesth. 1996 Oct;77(4):559. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.4.559. Br J Anaesth. 1996. PMID: 8942350 No abstract available.
  • Failed tracheal intubation.
    McBrien ME. McBrien ME. Br J Anaesth. 1996 Oct;77(4):559-60. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.4.559-a. Br J Anaesth. 1996. PMID: 8942351 No abstract available.
  • Failed tracheal intubation.
    Kessell G. Kessell G. Br J Anaesth. 1996 Oct;77(4):560. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.4.560. Br J Anaesth. 1996. PMID: 8942352 No abstract available.
  • Failed intubation during obstetric anaesthesia.
    Jenkins JG. Jenkins JG. Br J Anaesth. 1996 Nov;77(5):698. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.5.698. Br J Anaesth. 1996. PMID: 8957995 No abstract available.