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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Algorithm 1. ... • Video-assisted ... #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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ATI • Managing Procedural ... ATI in Adults Difficult ... Airway Society ... #anesthesia #criticalcare ... #algorithm #complications
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
attached to the airway ... #CriticalCare #Difficult ... #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm ... #Alfred
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or oesophageal intubation ... placement for post-procedure ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... CHF, decreases intubation ... clear secretions, altered ... status • Won't Work ... intrathoracic procedure
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 ... airway (LEMON) ... #management #procedure
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
bradycardia – difficulty ... problem. ❸ Treat airway ... or tracheal intubation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
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 ... airway (LEMON) ... #management #procedure
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... any mention of a difficult ... airway - Allergies ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Endoscopic procedures