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hat healthy, 40-year-old, 6-foot,
165-pound patient who's in for a lap chole? He's the last person
you'd expect to have a difficult airway. After all, everyone
knows it's the obese patients with the short necks and recessed
jaws who are tough to intubate. But are you willing to gamble
Where's the Nearest
Your anesthesia providers need to know they can secure even the
most difficult airway. Jim Burger | Associate Editor
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN