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JULY 27, 2023

Tips From 3 Cases of Difficult Airways

John G. Brock-Utne, MD, PhD, FCMSA
Professor of Anesthesia, Emeritus
Stanford University Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine
Stanford, Calif.
The author reported no relevant financial disclosures.

I have had several cases like this one while working in Africa. Thankfully, all of them have been easy intubations.

Case 1: An Unexpected Difficult Intubation

You have induced anesthesia in a 40-year-old woman for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ASA physical status