title: Safe extubation of a parturient using an airway exchange technique.
abstract: The difficult obstetric airway is a well-recognised anaesthetic challenge but little emphasis is placed on the difficulty of performing a safe tracheal extubation. We report the use of an airway exchange technique to extubate a difficult obstetric airway and discuss the role of these techniques in the obstetric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK. Electronic address: dradamspong@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Spong
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
authors.forename: D J A
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Vaughan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D060666:Airway Extubation / Q000379:methods*; D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D011247:Pregnancy; D059285:Pregnancy, Twin
keywords: Airway exchange; Difficult airway; Extubation; Staged extubation