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Laryngeal oedema associated with pre‐eclamptic toxaemia
Author(s) -
BROCKUTNE J.G.,
DOWNING J.W.,
SEEDAT F.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb10004.x
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , laryngeal edema , pregnancy , edema , anesthesia , surgery , obstetrics , genetics , biology
Pre-eclamptic toxaemia is a common complication of late pregnancy. However, the occurrence of clinically unsuspected laryngeal oedema has not, to the authors' knowledge, been described previously. Experience of such a case leads them to recommend that a selection of tracheal tubes ranging from 8 to 4-5 mm, be available when anaesthesia is undertaken in patients who have oedema associated with pre-eclamptic toxaemia.