ANAESTHESIA AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS—A NON-EXISTENT HAZARD?
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Anaesthesia in Upper Respiratory Obstruction.
The causes of upper respiratory obstruction are reviewed. The symptoms and signs are graded according to severity. It is stressed that cyanosis indicates very severe obstruction, and that stridor at rest is a very informative local sign of severe obstruction. In severe obstruction respiratory depressant drugs and atropine are contraindicated while helium may be helpful. When general anaesthesia...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/64.5.535