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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... (Patent, difficult ... intubation) S ... anandiyermd #Extubation ... #Checklist #Mnemonic
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... intubation • ... vs. intubation ... #airway #algorithm ... #Anesthesiology
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... attached to the airway ... #CriticalCare #Difficult ... #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
Combined Difficult ... essentials of the DAS algorithm ... #Intubation #Management ... #Algorithm #Combined ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
or in patient’s airway ... • Consider intubation ... #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... 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 ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
bradycardia – difficulty ... or tracheal intubation ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... Consider tracheal intubation ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup