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Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Awake Tracheal Intubation ... Adults Difficult Airway ... dastrainees #Awake ... #ATI #airway #management ... #anesthesia #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Difficult supraglottic airway ... Difficult surgical airway ... #Difficult #airway ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
or in patient’s airway ... • Flood airway ... • Consider intubation ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or supraglottic airway ... aspiration suspected airway ... . ⓬ If raised airway ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... staff and surgical airway ... ). ❹ Call for airway ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
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 ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... cause of increased airway ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
they may be fully aware ... problem. ❸ Treat airway ... Consider supraglottic airway ... or tracheal intubation ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
ventilation. ❸ Airway ... Check position of airway ... • Confirm airway ... • Evaluate the airway ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
the problem. ❷ Airway ... Check position of airway ... • Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... with increased airway