TY - JOUR ID - TI - MANAGEMENT OF CRISES DURING ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY. PART VI: DIFFICULT INTUBATION AU - Salam N Asfar AU - Jasim M Salman PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 1 SP - 76 EP - 79 JO - Basrah Journal of Surgery مجلة البصرة الجراحية SN - 16833589 2409501X AB - Difficult intubation occurs relatively commonly in association with general anaesthesia. Its true incidence is unknown but is estimated to be 1–3%. Approximately half of all cases are not predicted1. A difficult intubation can be anticipated in a number of circumstances including a previous history of difficulty with intubation, syndromes known to be associated with difficulty to intubate, and some pathoanatomical states involving the head and neck region.

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