Why Do I Elevate the Head of the Bed for Fiberoptic Intubation?
A few objections I hear a lot in relation to intubating patients in the upright or semi-upright position are: I’m not comfortable elevating the head of the bed after inducing anesthesia. I’m concerned about hypotension and cerebral perfusion in the head-up position after the induction of anesthesia. I think that underlying this objection is the ingrained bias that all patients …