Airway management in the obstetric patient is a challenge for
anaesthesiologists, not only because of the anatomical and physiological changes
during pregnancy, but also because of the surgery´s urgency, the location of the
procedure, which sometimes takes place even outside the operation theatre, and also
due to conflicts emerging between the needs of mother and foetus. The arising
incidence in maternal comorbidities such as obesity, contributes to complications in
airway management in this population.
Keywords: Airway management, Apnoeic times, Cricothyroid Membrane,
Difficult airway, Difficult intubation, Laryngoscopy, Maternal death, Neuraxial
anesthetic blocks, Predictors, Pregnant patient, Pregnancy, Pre-eclampsia,
Ultrasonography, Videolaryngoscopy.
