Abstract

We performed a case-control study of failed tracheal intubation during obstetric general anaesthesia using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) data collection platform [ [1] Knight M. Kurinczuk J.J. Tuffnell D. Brocklehurst P. The UK Obstetric Surveillance System for rare disorders of pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2005; 112: 263-265 Crossref Scopus (109) Google Scholar ], and published maternal and summary neonatal outcomes [ 2 Quinn A.C. Milne D. Columb M. Gorton H. Knight M. Failed tracheal intubation in obstetric anaesthesia: 2 yr national case-control study in the UK. Br J Anaesth. 2013; 110: 74-80 Crossref PubMed Scopus (140) Google Scholar , 3 Kinsella S.M. Winton A.L. Mushambi M.C. et al. Failed tracheal intubation during obstetric general anaesthesia: a literature review. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2015; 24: 356-374 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (152) Google Scholar ]. We report here a detailed analysis of factors that might influence neonatal outcome after failed intubation.

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