Minerva anestesiologica
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A 74-year-old patient was submitted to urgent surgery for intestinal occlusion. After the induction of the anaesthesia, tracheal intubation failed since no progression of Eshmann tracheal tube introducer was possible. ⋯ The larynx was visible but there was a spur that obstacled the progression of the Eshmann tracheal tube introducer. The spur derived from a previous tracheostomy.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Feb 2012
Editorial CommentScoring prognostic system: to predict or not to predict.