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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult intubation ... choices: • Awake intubation ... vs. intubation ... • Video-assisted ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology
POCUS Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation - Visual Abstract
How accurate is tracheal ultrasound in determining whether the
Confirmation of Tracheal ... Intubation - Visual ... How accurate is tracheal ... placed in the trachea ... ultrasound #neck #diagnosis
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Transverse View
The cervical esophagus is left of
identifying esophageal intubation ... for the "double trachea ... Placement #clinical #video
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Risk of mainstem intubation ... pediatrics due to short trachea ... #CriticalCare #Intubation ... #Diagnosis
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... , Endotracheal intubation ... Expiratory (Tracheal ... : Endotracheal intubation ... #differential #diagnosis
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
C to intubate trachea ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or obstructed tracheal ... or oesophageal intubation ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
flow • Remove tracheal ... • Consider intubation ... #Airway #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
correctly positioned tracheal ... ). ❻ Consider tracheal ... intubation particularly ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Esophageal Intubation
 • Capnography Detection - No trace, Wrong place
 • Prevention and Mitigation
Esophageal Intubation ... Detection - No trace ... Mitigation - Video ... #Esophageal #Intubation ... airway #detection #diagnosis