International journal of obstetric anesthesia
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Int J Obstet Anesth
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Feb 2018
Comment LetterIn reply to: Salman MM, Goetze N, Badrinath M, Shah M. The videolaryngoscope as a first-line intubation device in women with hypertensive disease of pregnancy. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 2017;33. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2017.07.005.
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Feb 2018
Airway changes following labor and delivery in preeclamptic parturients: a prospective case control study.
Preeclampsia is associated with greater narrowing of the airway than normal pregnancy, but it is not known if these changes worsen during labor and delivery. The aim of the study was to evaluate the airway during and after labor in women with or without preeclampsia. ⋯ Airway sonography may provide useful bedside anatomical information for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy. The change in airway dimensions and the Mallampati score during labor may persist for 48 h postpartum in both groups. Those with prolonged labor are more susceptible to changes in airway dimensions.