Canadian Airway Focus Group updated consensus-based recommendations for management of the difficult airway: part 1. Difficult airway management encountered in an unconscious patient | SpringerLink

Since the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were published in 2013, the literature on airway management has expanded substantially. The CA — Read on link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12630-021-02007-0

Dr James DuCanto with SALAD

our next patient: 42 year old male; alcoholic liver disease; unwell for several days; lethargic/confused; jaundiced; tense ascitic abdomen. The patient starts to vomit fresh red blood, initially a few cupfuls, then profuse and unrelenting. They’re choking and unable to protect their own airway; sats dip to 88%; RR goes up to 32. Normal suctioningContinue reading “Dr James DuCanto with SALAD”

Supraglottic airway devices — Don’t Forget the Bubbles

Cite this article as: Jessica Rogers. Supraglottic airway devices, Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2021. Available at:https://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.32780 Endotracheal intubation (ETI) in children is thankfully rare and our first pass success rate could definitely do with some improvement. It is difficult to compare the efficacy of various advanced airway techniques in children. There are ethical implications, of… SupraglotticContinue reading “Supraglottic airway devices — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”

Effect of the use of an endotracheal tube and stylet versus an endotracheal tube alone on first-attempt intubation success: a multicentre, randomised clinical trial in 999 patients

Effect of the use of an endotracheal tube and stylet versus an endotracheal tube alone on first-attempt intubation success: a multicentre, randomised clinical trial in 999 patients — Read on link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s00134-021-06417-y

Emergency tracheostomy management cognitive aid – Jonathan M Graham, Caleb M Fisher, Tanis S Cameron, Trevor G Streader, Stephen J Warrillow, Caroline Chao, Christine Knee Chong, Louise Ellard, Jerome L Hamoline, Kristy A McMurray, Damien J Phillips, Jacqueline M Ross, Quevy Vu, 2021

Emergency tracheostomy management cognitive aid – Jonathan M Graham, Caleb M Fisher, Tanis S Cameron, Trevor G Streader, Stephen J Warrillow, Caroline Chao, Christine Knee Chong, Louise Ellard, Jerome L Hamoline, Kristy A McMurray, Damien J Phillips, Jacqueline M Ross, Quevy Vu, 2021 — Read on journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0310057X21989722

Emergency Airway Management in Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective International Multicenter Cohort Study | Anesthesiology | American Society of Anesthesiologists

Emergency Airway Management in Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective International Multicenter Cohort Study | Anesthesiology | American Society of Anesthesiologists — Read on pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/doi/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003791/115613/Emergency-Airway-Management-in-Patients-with-COVID