Thomas Wherry, MD, medical director for Health Inventures and principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions, discusses four best practices for managing a difficult airway. 1. Develop a difficult airway ...
Ultrasound techniques have emerged as a transformative adjunct in the management of difficult airways, providing real‐time, non‐invasive visualisation of the anatomical structures critical to airway ...
To minimize the exposure of health care workers to SARS-CoV-2, the number of staff present during endotracheal intubation should be limited. Four operators, whose roles are predefined, should be ...
Video laryngoscopes incorporate an integrated camera and display monitor. These provide indirect visualisation of the upper airway to help placement of a breathing tube between the vocal cords and ...