The difficult airway with recommendations for management – Part 2 – The anticipated difficult airway

• Published in: Canadian journal of anesthesia Vol. 60; no. 11; pp. 1119 - 1138
• Main Authors: Law, J. Adam, Broemling, Natasha, Cooper, Richard M., Drolet, Pierre, Duggan, Laura V., Griesdale, Donald E., Hung, Orlando R., Jones, Philip M., Kovacs, George, Massey, Simon, Morris, Ian R., Mullen, Timothy, Murphy, Michael F., Preston, Roanne, Naik, Viren N., Scott, Jeanette, Stacey, Shean, Turkstra, Timothy P., Wong, David T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.11.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Airway management; Airway Management - methods; Anesthesia, General - methods; Anesthesiology; Canada; Cardiology; Critical Care Medicine; Focus groups; General anesthesia; Humans; Intensive; Intubation; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Laryngeal Masks; Laryngoscopy; Laryngoscopy - methods; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Oxygen - metabolism; Pain Medicine; Pediatrics; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Special; Special Article; Ventilators; Wakefulness; Canada; Airway Management; Tracheal Intubation; Difficult Airway; Strong Recommendation; Spontaneous Ventilation

Background Appropriate planning is crucial to avoid morbidity and mortality when difficulty is anticipated with airway management. Many guidelines developed by national societies have focused on management of difficulty encountered in the unconscious patient; however, little guidance appears in the...