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Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
With Difficult Airways ... Impingement on airway ... #Difficult #Airways ... #anatomy #anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Difficult supraglottic airway ... Difficult surgical airway ... process of difficult airway ... #Difficult #airway
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... oxygenation via upper airway ... staff and surgical airway ... ). ❹ Call for airway
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or supraglottic airway ... suspected → 3-1 ❽ If airway ... aspiration suspected airway ... . ⓬ If raised airway
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... Airway - is it secure ... Assessment #Coma #Pediatrics ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
stimulation. ❸ Remove airway ... obstructing the airway ... sure that the airway ... 2-3 Increased airway ... . ⓫ Continued airway
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
oxygen delivery, airway ... Check position of airway ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... • Feel the airway
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... Continuous Positive Airway ... Bi-Level Positive Airway ... #management
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
physiologically challenging airway ... existing difficult-airway ... applicable to emergency airway ... management. ... Criteria #Difficult #Airway
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
enables sustained airway ... for help (e.g. airway ... Prepare back-up airway ... Prepare back-up airway ... #airway #anatomy