The APSF Newsletter is the official publication of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), dedicated to advancing perioperative patient safety and anesthesia safety worldwide. Articles are published online on a rolling basis, with new content added approximately every 1–3 weeks. Previously published issues are available in the Newsletter Archives.
Difficult Intubation in the Obese Patient
December 10, 2005
Reprinted with permission of Texas Medical Liability Trust. The following scenario is a synopsis of the anesthesiologist’s worst nightmare: can’t intubate/can’t ventilate. This ongoing concern in anesthesiology is being revisited...