Airway Management with Videolaryngoscope in a Morbidly Obese Patient in a Tertiary Care Centre: Are the Peripheral Hospitals Ready for Such a Scenario?
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© 2017 Anesthesia: Essays and Researches | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow After insertion with this technique, we are getting an effective oropharyngeal seal with a leak airway pressure of 25–30 cm of H2O and peak airway pressure and tidal exchange within normal limit for the patient. At present, various studies are going on with this device in our institute where we prefer this method of insertion of this device compare to the conventional technique. Therefore, we advocate using this method routinely and in situations when there is difficulty in placement of this device.
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دوره 11 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017