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Sevoflurane for predicted difficult tracheal intubation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

P. A. MacIntyre  and
K. A. Ansari
P. A. MacIntyre
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London, UK
K. A. Ansari
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London, UK
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Abstract

Ten patients, predicted to pose a difficult intubation of the trachea, underwent inhalational induction of anaesthesia using sevoflurane. In all 10 cases the airway was secured successfully and the patient proceeded to have the planned operation. In six of the cases the anaesthetist experienced a problem during the induction but in no case did this present any real difficulties or lead to a critical incident. We feel that sevoflurane has a place for inhalational induction in this challenging group of patients.

Keywords

anaestheticvolatilesevofluraneintubation
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , July 1998 , pp. 462 - 466
Copyright
1998 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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