Prevalence of Interventions After Difficult Airway Response Team Activation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 70; no. 8; p. 1013
• Main Authors: Tran, Quincy K, Chen, Chih-Hsuan, Palmer, Jamie, Moran, Madison, Bzhilyanskaya, Vera, Yamane, David, Pourmand, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Airway Management - methods; Airway Management - statistics & numerical data; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospital Rapid Response Team - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Intubation, Intratracheal - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; intubation; difficult airway; airway management; quality improvement; system-levels approach

We sought to define the prevalence of interventions by the Difficult Airway Response Team (DART) following its activation and investigate variables associated with increased risk of surgical airway and successful first intubation attempt. We conducted a systematic review and included 14 studies in o...