First-Attempt Success Between Anatomically and Physiologically Difficult Airways in the National Emergency Airway Registry

• Published in: Anesthesia and analgesia Vol. 138; no. 6; pp. 1249 - 1259
• Main Authors: Nikolla, Dhimitri A., Offenbacher, Joseph, Smith, Silas W., Genes, Nicholas G., Herrera, Osmin A., Carlson, Jestin N., Brown, Calvin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Airway Management - methods; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Laryngoscopy; Male; Middle Aged; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; United States; United States

BACKGROUND: In the emergency department (ED), certain anatomical and physiological airway characteristics may predispose patients to tracheal intubation complications and poor outcomes. We hypothesized that both anatomically difficult airways (ADAs) and physiologically difficult airways (PDAs) would...