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Upright or semi-upright positioning during dental anesthesia linked to death in 16 case summaries.
Case Report (n=16)
Dental patients undergoing general anaesthesia should be treated lying down to prevent death associated with upright positioning.
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Upright positioning was associated with deaths in dental anaesthesia cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
J. G. Bourne (1970) conducted a case report in Dental anaesthesia (n=16). Upright or semi-upright position during dental anaesthesia was evaluated on Death. The upright or semi-upright position of the patient during dental anaesthesia was identified as the usual cause of death in 16 case summaries.
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