title: A system of airway risk management in obstetric anesthesia.
abstract: This article describes an airway management system designed to reduce the incidence of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity during cesarean section. This system was developed from a comprehensive topical review of the literature and implemented in a midwestern community hospital. The key features of the system include a strategy of early assessment and recognition of patients at risk for difficult intubation, and the establishment of management protocols designed to reduce the maternal risk associated with failed intubation.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: DeMask
mesh_terms: D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000451:nursing*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000451:nursing*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy; D011300:Preoperative Care