Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Fever is a common clinical problem in labor and delivery suites. It can result from a variety of infectious microorganisms, tissue trauma, malignancy, drug administration, and endocrine and immunologic disorders. ⋯ The diagnosis of infection in pregnancy often raises questions about the safety of regional anesthesia in febrile patients. Despite this concern, and lack of universal guidelines, it has now been well established that the presence of infection and fever in labor does not always contraindicate the administration of regional anesthesia.
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To determine the extent instruction and practice in the use of airway devices and techniques varies among anesthesiologists practicing in the United States. ⋯ Fiberoptic intubation and the LMA are most popular in management of the difficult airway.