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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
intubation • ... vs. intubation ... • Video-assisted ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
POCUS prior to anticipated ... difficult airway ... intubation 3. ... #Airway #POCUS ... #criticalcare
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Intubation Confirmation ... on POCUS See ... ET Tube in Trachea ... #Confirmation #POCUS ... #ETT #Clinical
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Awake Tracheal Intubation ... ATI in Adults Difficult ... dastrainees #Awake #Tracheal ... #Intubation #ATI ... management #anesthesia #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Confirmation on POCUS
Linear probe is placed on anterior neck at the level of the
Confirmation on POCUS ... air-mucosal surface of trachea ... by movement @ trachea ... /arch from ETT contact ... #Confirmation #POCUS
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
SpO2 monitor, ETT ... OPA, Suction, Video ... o Assess for difficult ... MANAGEMENT o Secure ETT ... #checklist #criticalcare
POCUS “Double Tract” sign indicating esophageal intubation (located in left paratracheal location in approx. 70% humans).

#Esophageal
POCUS “Double Tract ... #Esophageal #Intubation ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Sign #Clinical #Trachea ... #ETT #EndotrachealTube
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 ... #pocus #ultrasound
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... & pre-planned ETT ... Stuff • Video ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Intubation ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... C to intubate trachea ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology