Anaesthetic management of the airway in The Netherlands: a postal survey

Borg, P.; Stuart, Catherine; Dercksen, B.; Eindhoven, G. B.

doi:10.1097/00003643-200111000-00005

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“…The survey found that 44.12% of anesthesiologists claim that the ASA algorithm was complicated and hard to recall. In contrast, only 4.60% of the respondents were familiar with the ASA algorithm, with similar findings from a European airway management survey 40 . An “overly informative” algorithm can cause confusion when confronting emergency airway issues and hinder proper and efficient application 5 .…”

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National survey on the current status of airway management in China

He,

Zhang,

et al. 2024

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Apparently, understanding airway management status may help to reduce risk and improve clinical practice. Given these facts, our team conducted a second survey on the current status of airway management for mainland China following our 2016 national airway survey. The national survey was conducted from November 7 to November 28, 2022. An electronic survey was sent to the New Youth Anesthesia Forum, where Chinese anesthesiologists completed the questionnaire via WeChat. A total of 3783 respondents completed the survey, with a response rate of 72.14%. So far, in 2022, 34.84% of anesthesiologists canceled or delayed surgery at least once due to difficult airway. For the anticipated difficult airway management, 66.11% of physicians would choose awake intubation under sedation and topical anesthesia, while the percentage seeking help has decreased compared to the 2016 survey. When encountering an emergency, 74.20% of respondents prefer to use the needle cricothyrotomy, albeit less than a quarter have actually performed it. Anesthesiologists with difficult airway training experience reached 72.96%, with a significant difference in participation between participants in Tier 3 hospitals and those in other levels of hospitals (P < 0.001). The videolaryngoscope, laryngeal mask, and flexible intubation scope were equipped at 97.18%, 95.96%, and 62.89%, respectively. Additionally, the percentage of brain damage or death caused by difficult airways was significantly decreased. The study may be the best reference for understanding the current status of airway management in China, revealing the current advancements and deficiencies. The future focus of airway management remains on training and education.

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National survey on the current status of airway management in China

He,

Zhang,

et al. 2024

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“…There have been a number of surveys conducted in various countries [1][2][3][4][5] assessing difficult airway management, training and equipment availability. These international surveys have revealed regional differences in selection of technique and equipment.…”

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Practice Patterns for Predicted Difficult Airway Management and access to Airway Equipment by Anaesthetists in Queensland, Australia

Zugai

Eley

Mallitt

et al. 2010

Anaesth Intensive Care

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A postal survey was conducted to investigate difficult airway management, training and equipment availability among Fellows of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in Queensland. The survey aimed to determine practise patterns for predicted difficult airways and investigate equipment availability. Participants were asked to nominate an induction method, intubation method and airway adjunct for each of the five difficult airway scenarios. The cases consisted of one elective and four emergency scenarios. Availability of difficult airway devices in their institution was also assessed, as well as demographics of practice and airway-related maintenance of professional standards participation. There were 454 surveys distributed and 250 returned (response rate 55%). Direct laryngoscopy and flexible fibreoptic intubation were the most commonly selected techniques for all five cases. Difficult intubation trolleys were available to 98% of responders. Certain types of equipment (such as fibreoptic bronchoscopes and cricothyroidotomy kits) were available less frequently in private institutions. We recommend a standardisation of difficult airway management equipment and an on-going training program to provide support for anaesthetists in all locations.

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“…In fact, RTI is rarely included in residency programmes in North America or Europe (4,5). It is a readily acquired skill when training is conducted with mannequins, home-made models and human cadavers (15,16).…”

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“…Although the technique of retrograde tracheal intubation (RTI) appears in algorithms of difficult intubations (3), it is seldom taught (4,5).…”

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