Failed Intubation and Mask Ventilation in an Emergency Cesarean Section
April 1, 2020

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”There was no chest rise, no ETCO2, and the oxygen saturation was plummeting into the 50’s; the patient was clearly gray in color.”
Case Context Provider Narrative Lessons Learned
Case Context
Patient: young adult, pregnant female
Presenting diagnosis: full-term pregnancy, primigravida, pregnancy induced hypertension
Planned procedure: labor induction
Past medical history: morbid obesity
Other pertinent information: no other remarkable surgical or medical history
Anesthetic plan: lumbar epidural analgesia, upon request