Letter to the editor

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Abstract

We read with great pleasure the excellent editorial by Dr Matt Wiles on tracheal intubation in patients with cervical spine injuries,1 which accompanied our global practice survey in the December 2021 edition of the journal.2 Dr Wiles astutely elucidates the concerns, controversies, and lack of consensus in the field, as well as the difficulty in undertaking studies in this area. We agree that much of ‘accepted’ practice to be found in both guidelines and medical lore is founded upon conjecture, and hope that our work contributes to understanding at least the state of current practice, albeit if the motivations are murky.

Author Biographies

R Hofmeyr, University of Cape Town

Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa

G Stegmann, University of Cape Town

Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa

R Llewellen, University of Cape Town

Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Published

2022-04-20

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2022)

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Letters to the Editor

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