Airway changes in pregnant women before and after delivery

AYDAS A. D., Basaranoglu G., OZDEMIR H., DOOPLY S. L. S., MUHAMMEDOGLU N., KUCUK S., ...More

IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, vol.184, no.2, pp.431-433, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 184 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11845-014-1138-8
  • Journal Name: IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.431-433
  • Keywords: Airway changes, Pregnancy, Difficult intubation, Delivery, Anaesthesia, Obstetric, MALLAMPATI CLASS, LABOR, ANESTHESIA, FLUID
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

High incidence of difficult or failed intubation in obstetric patients is still a major problem to challenge anaesthesiologists. Although the probability of difficult intubation is impossible to predict preoperatively, some simple, practical bedside tests may help. This study used five simple tests in an attempt to better evaluate airway changes in pregnant women before and after delivery.