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operative evaluations 30 minutes or so before surgery,
and CRNAs attending the cases, placing the airways
and providing anesthesia services in the OR, make
sure the CRNAs conduct their own independent pre-
op exams in the minutes before surgery. It is incum-
bent upon them to know what to expect and what is
required in terms of patient positioning, intubation
technique and assistive technology.
'Invaluable' airway assists
Traditional devices such as bougies, Eschmann stylets
and intubating laryngeal mask airways are essential
basics for manipulating endotracheal tubes around the
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