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Incidence and Predictors of Difficult and Impossible Mask Ventilation
Sachin Kheterpal,Richard Han,Kevin K. Tremper,Amy Shanks,Alan R. Tait,Michael O'Reilly,Thomas A. Ludwig +6 more
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The authors observed the incidence of grade 3 MV to be 1.4%, similar to studies with the same definition of difficult MV, and found the mandibular protrusion test may be an essential element of the airway examination.Abstract:
Background:Mask ventilation is an essential element of airway management that has rarely been studied as the primary outcome. The authors sought to determine the incidence and predictors of difficult and impossible mask ventilation.Methods:A four-point scale to grade difficulty in performing mask veread more
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Major complications of airway management in the UK: results of the Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Difficult Airway Society. Part 1: Anaesthesia
Tim Cook,N.M. Woodall,C. Frerk +2 more
TL;DR: The incidence of death and brain damage from airway management during general anaesthesia is low, and statistical analysis of the distribution of reports suggests as few as 25% of relevant incidents may have been reported, providing an indication of the lower limit for incidence of such complications.
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Difficult tracheal intubation: A retrospective study
G. L. T. Samsoon,J. R. B. Young +1 more
TL;DR: There is a correlation between the degree of difficulty and the anatomy of the oropharynx in the same patient, and any screening test which adds to ability to predict difficulty in intubation must be welcomed, as failure to intubate can potentially lead to fatality.
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Guidelines for the management of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults
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Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association and Difficult Airway Society guidelines for the management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation in obstetrics
M. C. Mushambi,S.M. Kinsella,M. Popat,H. Swales,K. K. Ramaswamy,A.L. Winton,A. C. Quinn,A. C. Quinn +7 more
TL;DR: The Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association and Difficult Airway Society have developed the first national obstetric guidelines for the safe management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia, which comprise four algorithms and two tables.
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Prediction and outcomes of impossible mask ventilation: a review of 50,000 anesthetics.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors determined the incidence, predictors, and outcomes associated with impossible mask ventilation, defined as the inability to exchange air during bag-mask ventilation attempts, despite multiple providers, airway adjuvants, or neuromuscular blockade.
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Difficult tracheal intubation in obstetrics
R. S. Cormack,J. Lehane +1 more
TL;DR: Frequency analysis suggests that, in obstetrics, the main cause of trouble is grade 3, in which the epiglottis can be seen, but not the cords, which is fairly rare, and can be helpful as part of the training before starting in the maternity department.
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Difficult tracheal intubation: a retrospective study
G. L. T. Samsoon,J. R. B. Young +1 more
TL;DR: There is a correlation between the degree of difficulty and the anatomy of the oropharynx in the same patient, and any screening test which adds to the ability to predict difficulty in intubation must be welcomed, as failure to intubate can potentially lead to fatality.
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Predicting difficult intubation in apparently normal patients: a meta-analysis of bedside screening test performance.
TL;DR: The most useful bedside test for prediction was found to be a combination of the Mallampati classification and thyromental distance, and currently available screening tests for difficult intubation have only poor to moderate discriminative power when used alone.
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Prediction of difficult mask ventilation.
Olivier Langeron,Eva Masso,Catherine Huraux,Michel Guggiari,André Bianchi,Pierre Coriat,Bruno Riou +6 more
TL;DR: Being able to more accurately predict DMV may improve the safety of airway management and prevent or reverse signs of inadequate ventilation during positive-pressure mask ventilation under general anesthesia.
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Management of the difficult airway: a closed claims analysis.
Gene N. Peterson,Karen B. Domino,R. A. Caplan,Karen L. Posner,Lorri A. Lee,Frederick W. Cheney +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the patterns of liability associated with malpractice claims arising from management of the difficult airway, using the American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims database.