When you risk two lives. Recommendations on the management of anticipated difficult airway in the obstetric patient.

Abstract

The difficult airway is a constant threat in the clinical practice of the anesthesiologist. To the already complex situation that this scenario supposes, the pregnant patient adds a new turn, due to the vital cost that an error supposes in these patients.

A continuous update in the field of the airway is essential, especially in the field of the obstetric patient where the actions on the airway have been progressively reduced over the last decades.

Knowing in depth the particular anatomical considerations of the obstetric patient, the recommendations of the different guides regarding this type of patient, and maintaining training and updating through simulated practice, are the best tools available to guarantee success in the population.