Article(s) of the month, March 2020
AWAKE INTUBATION
March moth’s articles comes as a pair: Two 2020-papers (epub ahead of print 2019) that have to be read in conjunction: Ahmad and co-workers review on multiple aspects and practical guidance for AWAKE INTUBATION – The cornerstone technique in managing the predicted difficult airway, plus our accompanying editorial that reminds us that if an awake intubation is indicated then we shouldn’t abandon it easily – but remember that a spontaneous-ventilating intubation may be a close second best.
Enjoy!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/anae.14904
Ahmad I, El-Boghdadly K, Bhagrath R, et al. Difficult Airway Society guidelines for awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults [published online ahead of print, 2019.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/anae.14947
Aziz MF, Kristensen MS. From variance to guidance for awake tracheal intubation [published online ahead of print, 2019.
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Article of the month, February 2020
Comment:
The most stressful situation for an anaesthesiologist may be a No intubate/No oxigenate (NINO) patient. A recent study (NAP 4) says that in spite of the fact that all algorithms have a strategy for this situation- in all of them cricotirotomy is the final solution-, the resolution is not good in most of them. Why is this? How could we correct the mistakes that arise?. Simulation has proven to be an effective tool to improve how crisis resources are managed, such as NINO patient and CPR. It allows mistakes to be analyzed and solutions found, thus improving our performance. But, what if we have a NINO patient on whom we are performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation? This study by Ott et al (BMJ 2019) tries to address this question by establishing a possible airway management situation that, however infrequent, must not be forgotten. We hope you enjoy reading it.
Ott T, Stracke J, Sellin S, et al. Impact of cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate condition: a randomised crossover simulation research study of the interaction between two algorithms. BMJ Open 2019;9:e030430. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030430
Open acces link (january 23th, 2020): https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030430.info
Article of the Month(s) | January 2020
Dear airway enthusiasts,
This month’s article is a from Fiadjoe et al. about pediatric normal and difficult airway management. If you are curious about the following questions you have to read the full text:
- • What are cognitive biases observed in pediatric difficult airway management?
- • What are the strengths and weaknesses of videolaryngoscopes and flexible bronchoscopes for tracheal intubation?
- • What is the current evidence for spontaneous versus controlled ventilation techniques when managing the anticipated difficult airway?
- • What is the role of passive oxygenation in difficult airway management in the OR and pediatric ICU?
- • What is the current evidence regarding the use of neuromuscular blockade in neonatal tracheal intubation and difficult airway in children?
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