Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Anaesth Intensive Care
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 2013
Intraoperative awake tracheal intubation using the Airway Scope™ in caesarean section.
The Airway Scope™, a novel videolaryngoscope used for tracheal intubation, is minimally invasive and can be used in conscious patients. The parturient with a potentially difficult airway should sometimes be intubated while awake, without anaesthesia or neuromuscular block. ⋯ They were conscious and were intubated with minimal local anaesthesia so as to prevent cardiovascular compromise. We believe the Airway Scope is useful for anaesthetic procedures in the parturient who has haemodynamic instability.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 2013
Letter Case ReportsDelirium and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following cardiac surgery.