title: Awake fibre optic intubation in a 38-week pregnant patient with submandibular abscess.
abstract: A 38-week pregnant patient with trismus required surgery for drainage of a submandibular abscess. Her anaesthetic management involved an awake fibre optic intubation. We describe below the details of this and discuss the options for management of similar patients.
authors.affiliation: Anaesthetic Department, National Guard King Khalid Hospital, P.O. Box 9515, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Fayek
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shah