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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Formal airway assessment prior to emergency tracheal intubation: a regional survey of usual practice
Authors:
A Karmali, S Saha, P Patel
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Formal airway assessment prior to tracheal intubation is one of the core skills taught to trainees in anaesthesia and forms part of routine perioperative practice. In the United Kingdom, anaesthetists perform the vast majority of emergency intubations of critically ill patients. We conducted a survey of usual practice and opinion regarding airway assessment in the emergency setting by trainees in anaesthesia. …