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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Difficult surgical airway ... vs. intubation ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Patient Intubation Checklist and Supplies

Intubation Equipment List
 • Appropriately sized tracheal tube with subglottic suction
COVID-19 Patient Intubation ... punps Rescue Devices ... Altemative suprglottic airways ... front of neck airway ... Checklist #Supplies #CriticalCare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
device and listen ... device is patent ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Pressure #Differential ... #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... device or nasal ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Excessive insulation ... ) • Surgical devices ... of a urological device ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
device and listen ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
device and listen ... device is patent ... presume oesophageal intubation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy on Successful First-Pass Orotracheal Intubation Among ICU Patients

JAMA. 2017;317(5):483-493 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2598718

Conclusions: Among
First-Pass Orotracheal Intubation ... ICU requiring intubation ... Wilkinsonjonny #MACMAN ... Laryngoscopy #Direct #CriticalCare ... #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
devices and anything ... obstructing the airway ... sure that the airway ... Consider tracheal intubation ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
device and listen ... device is patent ... device should be ... exclude bronchial intubation ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology