ARTICLE OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY 2020. EAMS

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?

Have fun at http://eamshq.net

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31869488-normal-and-difficult-airways-in-children-whats-new-current-evidence/?from_single_result=Normal+and+difficult+airways+in+children%3A+%E2%80%9CWhat%E2%80%99s+New%E2%80%9D%E2%80%94Current+evidence

Kemal Tolga Saracoglu

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Article of the Month(s) | November/December 2019

Dear all,

The “Article of the Month” from November and December covers the history of airway management. In a nice article series consisting of 4 individual publications in Anesthesiology, Dr Matioc has provided an excellent overview of what happened since the 1700s. Enjoy!

Lorenz Theiler

Matioc AA, Anesthesiologist’s Perspective on the History of Basic Airway Management, The “Preanesthetic” Era: 1700 to 1846, Anesthesiology. 2016 Feb;124(2):301-11

Matioc AA, An Anesthesiologist’s Perspective on the History of Basic Airway Management,  The “Artisanal Anesthetic” Era: 1846 to 1904, Anesthesiology. 2017 Mar;126(3):394-408

Matioc AA, An Anesthesiologist’s Perspective on the History of Basic Airway Management,  The “Progressive” Era, 1904 to 1960, Anesthesiology. 2018 Feb;128(2):254-271

Matioc AA, An Anesthesiologist’s Perspective on the History of Basic Airway Management, The “Modern” Era, 1960 to Present, Anesthesiology. 2019 May;130(5):686-711

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Welcome letter from the new President, Michael Seltz Kristensen

Dear EAMS member! Dear co-airway-afficionado!

It is an honour to take over this position as President of EAMS!

The “European” in “European Airway Management Society” is not meant geographically!
It is meant to describe a European approach based on multiple inputs, discussion and best evidence, accepting different needs and resources, and based on human diversity.
Therefore, we are a true GLOBAL society, with members, You!,  from all parts of the world.

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EAMS Survey on Videolaryngoscopes

Dear EAMS members

We invite you to take the European Airway Management Society Survey about Videolaryngoscopes.

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