Difficult airway intubation simulation using Bonfils fiberscope and rigid fiberscope for surgical training

Dharmarajan, Harish; Liu, Yi‐Chun Carol; Hippard, Helena Karlberg; Chandy, Binoy

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.12.023

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“…In cases of long tracheal stenosis (for example extra-luminal compression by a mediastinal mass), placement of a rigid bronchoscope might be required. This enables navigation through the narrow region while splinting the airway open, and at the same time allowing ventilation via a side port 78,91–95 . The main limitation of rigid and semirigid scopes is possible difficulty in aligning the oral and tracheal axes, for example in cases of severely restricted mouth opening or severely restricted retroflexion of the head 96–98 .…”

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“…This enables navigation through the narrow region while splinting the airway open, and at the same time allowing ventilation via a side port. 78,[91][92][93][94][95] The main limitation of rigid and semirigid scopes is possible difficulty in aligning the oral and tracheal axes, for example in cases of severely restricted mouth opening or severely restricted retroflexion of the head. [96][97][98] A trial including 26 children (12 of them infants) with difficult airway reported quicker intubation with a semirigid scope than with a fibreoptic scope (52 vs. 83 s) (Supplementary Table S15, http://links.lww.com/EJA/A891).…”

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Airway management in neonates and infants

Disma,

Asai,

Cools

et al. 2023

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

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Airway management is required during general anaesthesia and is essential for life-threatening conditions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Evidence from recent trials indicates a high incidence of critical events during airway management, especially in neonates or infants. It is important to define the optimal techniques and strategies for airway management in these groups. In this joint European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) and British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) guideline on airway management in neonates and infants, we present aggregated and evidence-based recommendations to assist clinicians in providing safe and effective medical care. We identified seven main areas of interest for airway management: i) preoperative assessment and preparation; ii) medications; iii) techniques and algorithms; iv) identification and treatment of difficult airways; v) confirmation of tracheal intubation; vi) tracheal extubation, and vii) human factors. Based on these areas, Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (PICO) questions were derived that guided a structured literature search. GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology was used to formulate the recommendations based on those studies included with consideration of their methodological quality (strong ‘1’ or weak ‘2’ recommendation with high ‘A’, medium ‘B’ or low ‘C’ quality of evidence). In summary, we recommend: 1. Use medical history and physical examination to predict difficult airway management (1С). 2. Ensure adequate level of sedation or general anaesthesia during airway management (1B). 3. Administer neuromuscular blocker before tracheal intubation when spontaneous breathing is not necessary (1С). 4. Use a videolaryngoscope with an age-adapted standard blade as first choice for tracheal intubation (1B). 5. Apply apnoeic oxygenation during tracheal intubation in neonates (1B). 6. Consider a supraglottic airway for rescue oxygenation and ventilation when tracheal intubation fails (1B). 7. Limit the number of tracheal intubation attempts (1C). 8. Use a stylet to reinforce and preshape tracheal tubes when hyperangulated videolaryngoscope blades are used and when the larynx is anatomically anterior (1C). 9. Verify intubation is successful with clinical assessment and end-tidal CO2 waveform (1C). 10. Apply high-flow nasal oxygenation, continuous positive airway pressure or nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation for postextubation respiratory support, when appropriate (1B).

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