Novice learners ’ perspectives on obstetric airway crisis decision-making training using virtual reality simulation

The reported incidence of failed tracheal intubation at cesarean section ranges between 1:238 and 1:808.1 –5 It has remained unchanged in the last four decades despite advances in airway equipment, implementation of training curricula, and publications of difficult airway algorithms. Most failed intubations in obstetric cases occur after normal work hours in the hands of trainee anaesthetists.2,4,6 Fa iled intubation is associated with a mortality of 1 in 90.1 During the last three decades, there has also been a decline in the number of obstetric cases conducted under general anesthesia as neuraxial anesthesia has become more popular.
Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research