Difficult Airways: Key Factors for Successful Management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2018.03.008
Abstract: Purpose To describe anesthetic nurses’ experiences of key factors for the successful management of difficult airways in adult patients. Design This study had a qualitative observational and descriptive design following the critical incident technique. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: difficult airways; management; factors successful; key factors ... See more keywords
Global research trends in prediction of difficult airways: A bibliometric and visualization study
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033776
Abstract: Many tools are used to predict difficult airway, including bedside screening tests, radiological variables, and ultrasonography. However, the “gold standard” to identify difficult airway before intubation has not been established. The assessment and prediction of… read more here.
Keywords: visualization study; difficult airway; prediction; difficult airways ... See more keywords
Hyperangulated videolaryngoscope for difficult airway management: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098508
Abstract: Introduction Videolaryngoscopes are recommended as the top preference for tracheal intubation in adults, children, infants and neonates, and even in patients with anticipated difficult airways, since they are generally easier to use and quicker to… read more here.
Keywords: review; hyperangulated videolaryngoscopes; anticipated difficult; analysis ... See more keywords
Updated guideline on equipment to manage difficult airways: Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
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DOI: 10.1177/0310057x221082664
Abstract: The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) recently reviewed and updated the guideline on equipment to manage a difficult airway. An ANZCA-established document development group, which included representatives from the Australasian College for… read more here.
Keywords: guideline equipment; equipment manage; difficult airways; manage difficult ... See more keywords
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Chinese anesthesiologists toward difficult airways
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DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07264-x
Abstract: Difficult airways (i.e., when a healthcare provider with skills in airway management encounters difficulties when using recognized techniques) require proper training (or supervision), experience, risk assessment, and clinical judgment, but the knowledge, attitude, and practice… read more here.
Keywords: toward difficult; attitude; knowledge; practice ... See more keywords
First Pass Success Without Adverse Events Is Reduced Equally with Anatomically Difficult Airways and Physiologically Difficult Airways
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DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.10.48887
Abstract: Introduction The goal of emergency airway management is first pass success without adverse events (FPS-AE). Anatomically difficult airways are well appreciated to be an obstacle to this goal. However, little is known about the effect… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; airway characteristics; anatomically difficult; difficult airways ... See more keywords
Direct vs Video Laryngoscopy for Difficult Airway Patients in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study
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DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.6.55551
Abstract: Introduction Previous studies suggest improved intubation success using video laryngoscopy (VL) vs direct laryngoscopy (DL), yet recent randomized trials have not shown clear benefit of one method over the other. These studies, however, have generally… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; video laryngoscopy; difficult airway; emergency department ... See more keywords