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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... airway management ... after induction of general ... • Video-assisted ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
improving) A - Airway ... (Patent, difficult ... intubation) S ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... OPA, Suction, Video ... o Assess for difficult ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
respiratory tract (e.g ... has potential to cause ... • WorkupGeneral ... ManagementAirway ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
COPD, decreases intubation ... secretions, altered mental ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... expertise e.g. ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
bradycardia – difficulty ... or tracheal intubation ... Consider other causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
design, the Vortex uses ... fashion around a central ... management can ... #visualaid #criticalcare ... #intubation #airway
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
, e.g. suction catheters ... Consider tracheal intubation ... Consider other causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup