The unanticipated difficult airway with recommendations for management
Edward T. Crosby,Richard M. Cooper,Richard M. Cooper,M J Douglas,D J Doyle,D J Doyle,Orlando Hung,Orlando Hung,P Labrecque,P Labrecque,Holly A. Muir,Holly A. Muir,M F Murphy,M F Murphy,Roanne Preston,D. K. Rose,D. K. Rose,L Roy +17 more
TLDR
Evidence supports the laryngeal mask and Combitube™ have proved to be effective in establishing and maintaining a patent airway in “cannot ventilate” situations and support integration of these devices into strategies to manage difficult airway as the new standard of care.Abstract:
Purpose
To review the current literature and generate recommendations on the role of newer technology in the management of the unanticipated difficult airway.read more
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Difficult Airway Society guidelines for management of the unanticipated difficult intubation
TL;DR: The Difficult Airway Society (DAS) developed guidelines for management of the unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in the non-obstetric adult patient without upper airway obstruction as discussed by the authors.
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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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Early clinical experience with a new videolaryngoscope (GlideScope) in 728 patients.
TL;DR: GS laryngoscopy consistently yielded a comparable or superior glottic view compared with DL despite the limited or lack of prior experience with the device.
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Guidelines for the management of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults
TL;DR: These guidelines describe a comprehensive strategy to optimize oxygenation,Airway management, and tracheal intubation in critically ill patients, in all hospital locations, and stress the role of the airway team, a shared mental model, planning, and communication throughout airway management.
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Difficult Airway Society Guidelines for the management of tracheal extubation: Management of tracheal extubation
TL;DR: The Difficult Airway Society has developed guidelines for the safe management of tracheal extubation in adult peri‐operative practice, and they emphasise the importance of planning and preparation and include practical techniques for use in clinical practice and recommendations for post‐extubation care.
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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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A clinical sign to predict difficult tracheal intubation: a prospective study
S. Rao Mallampati,Stephen P. Gatt,Laveme D. Gugino,Sukumar P. Desai,Barbara Waraksa,Dubravka Freiberger,Philip L. Liu +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a relatively simple grading system which involves preoperative ability to visualize the faucial pillars, soft palate and base of uvula was designed as a means of predicting the degree of difficulty in laryngeal exposure.
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Rules of Evidence and Clinical Recommendations on the Use of Antithrombotic Agents
TL;DR: The nonexperimental evidence that forms the recalled experiences of seasoned clinicians will tend to overestimate efficacy for the following reasons:.
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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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A Clinical Sign to Predict Difficult Tracheal Intubation
S. R. Mallampati,Stephen P. Gatt,Laverne D. Gugino,Sukumar P. Desai,B. Waraksa,Dubravka Freiberger,P. L. Liu +6 more
TL;DR: A relatively simple grading system which involves preoperative ability to visualize the faucial pillars, soft palate and base of uvula was designed as a means of predicting the degree of difficulty in laryngeal exposure.