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The Physiologically Difficult Airway and Management Considerations
Purpose of ReviewThis paper evaluates the recent literature regarding the physiologically difficult airway.
Recent FindingsAdverse events mainly...
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Updates from the Pediatric Difficult Airway Registry
Purpose of ReviewThe goal of this paper is to review the salient clinical research generated by the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry (PediR)...
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Management Of The Pediatric Difficult Airway: New Strategies Unveiled
Purpose of ReviewThis article outlines recent advancements in pediatric difficult airway management, driven by collaborative research and technology....
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A review of the current status and progress in difficult airway assessment research
A difficult airway is a situation in which an anesthesiologist with more than 5 years of experience encounters difficulty with intubation or mask...
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Swedish consensus regarding difficult pre-hospital airway management: a Delphi study
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to establish a consensus among experts in prehospital work regarding the management of difficult airways in...
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Ultrasound predictive parameters of difficult airway in thyroid surgery: a pilot study
Difficult airway is a major life-threatening complication during induction of general anesthesia. In thyroid surgery, intubation could be complicated...
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Methodical control of the difficult pediatric airway: two case reports
BackgroundManagement of children who present with a history of impossible mask ventilation or difficult tracheal intubation is fraught with...
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Determinants of difficult laryngoscopy based on upper airway indicators: a prospective observational study
BackgroundThe main cause of anesthesia-related deaths is the failure to manage difficult airways. Difficult laryngoscopic exposure is a major cause...
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Designing and implementing a new icon-based difficult airway cart: a two-phase prospective qualitative improvement project
PurposeThe difficult airway cart is essential for difficult airway management. Recognition of the importance of human factors in critical scenarios...
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Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy / difficult intubation cases using upper airway ultrasound measurements in emergency department: a prospective observational study
IntroductionDifficult laryngoscopy and intubation are serious problems among critically ill patients in emergency department (ED) so utility of a...
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Morphological specificity analysis of an image-based 3D model of airway filling in a difficult airway
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to analyze position-specific morphological changes of the upper airway and to further assess the impact of...
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Predicting the Difficult Airway: How Useful Are Preoperative Airway Tests?
Purpose of ReviewAvailable bedside predictors continue to have limitations in recognizing all patients with difficult airways. This review article...
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Preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of the airway vis-à-vis the bedside airway assessment to predict potentially difficult airway on direct laryngoscopy in adult patients—a prospective, observational study
BackgroundUnanticipated difficult airway remains a challenge for the anesthesiologist with no established standard criteria to predict difficulty in...
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Difficult airway simulation-based training for anaesthesiologists: efficacy and skills retention within six months
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate how anaesthesiologists manage a “cannot intubate, can ventilate” (CI) and “cannot intubate, cannot...
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Derivation of the Difficult Airway Physiological Score (DAPS) in adults undergoing endotracheal intubation in the emergency department
BackgroundPrediction of serious outcomes among patients with physiological instability is crucial in airway management. In this study, we aim to...
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Comparison of two 3D scanning software to identify facial features: a prospective instrument to predict difficult airway
BackgroundClinical airway assessment has limited predictive ability to anticipate difficult airway. Three-dimensional (3D) technologies have emerged...
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New guidelines for research in airway device evaluation: time for an updated approach (ADEPT-2) to the Difficult Airway Society’s ‘ADEPT’ strategy?
In this article we present the learning from a clinical study of airway device evaluation, conducted under the framework of the Difficult Airway...
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Managing a difficult airway due to supraglottic masses: successful videolaryngoscopic intubation after induction of general anesthesia
BackgroundWhile awake, flexible bronchoscopic intubation has long been considered the gold standard for managing anticipated difficult airways, the...
