A failure of pre-anaesthetic check-up leading to unsuspected difficult intubation

Cloud computing-based remote pre-anaesthetic check-up: An adapted approach during corona pandemic

“…Although the basic information such as blood pressure, pulse rate and weight of the patient can be easily obtained even in primary care-level hospitals, it may not be possible if patients do not attend a nearby health-care centre. The airway examination is expected to be limited,[ 6 ] but the management is unlikely to be affected. This is because all patients are invariably examined by the anaesthesiologist responsible for conducting anaesthesia before taking for anaesthesia, and accordingly decisions can be made.…”