12 min
08 - Difficult Airway and Algorithms Anesthesia Clerkship Podcast
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- Education
We give an example of an "unanticipated" difficult airway situation along with a basic overview of some of the algorithm suggestions.
I would strongly encourage you to check out the Vortex approach, the link is at the bottom of the references.
Have questions, comments, corrections, or concerns? Please reach out via email:
anesthesiaclerkship@gmail.com
References:
1. Apfelbaum, Jeffrey L., Carin A. Hagberg, Richard T. Connis, Basem B. Abdelmalak, Madhulika Agarkar, Richard P. Dutton, John E. Fiadjoe, et al. “2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists
Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway*.” Anesthesiology 136, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 31–81. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004002.
2. Butterworth, John F., David C. Mackey, and John D. Wasnick. Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology. 7th ed. McGraw Hill. LCC., 2022.
3. “DAS Guidelines Home | Difficult Airway Society.” Accessed August 20, 2023. https://das.uk.com/guidelines.
4. “The Vortex Approach to Airway Management.” Accessed November 18, 2023. https://vortexapproach.org/
All research, scriptwriting and recording was by Misa Gillis UBC MSI4 and Blake Birnie UBC Anesthesiology R3
We give an example of an "unanticipated" difficult airway situation along with a basic overview of some of the algorithm suggestions.
I would strongly encourage you to check out the Vortex approach, the link is at the bottom of the references.
Have questions, comments, corrections, or concerns? Please reach out via email:
anesthesiaclerkship@gmail.com
References:
1. Apfelbaum, Jeffrey L., Carin A. Hagberg, Richard T. Connis, Basem B. Abdelmalak, Madhulika Agarkar, Richard P. Dutton, John E. Fiadjoe, et al. “2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists
Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway*.” Anesthesiology 136, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 31–81. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004002.
2. Butterworth, John F., David C. Mackey, and John D. Wasnick. Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology. 7th ed. McGraw Hill. LCC., 2022.
3. “DAS Guidelines Home | Difficult Airway Society.” Accessed August 20, 2023. https://das.uk.com/guidelines.
4. “The Vortex Approach to Airway Management.” Accessed November 18, 2023. https://vortexapproach.org/
All research, scriptwriting and recording was by Misa Gillis UBC MSI4 and Blake Birnie UBC Anesthesiology R3
12 min