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The High-Risk Airway
The High-Risk Airway
- Source :
- Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 38:401-417
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- The high-risk airway is a common presentation and a frequent cause of anxiety for emergency physicians. Preparation and planning are essential to ensure that these challenging situations are managed successfully. Difficult airways typically present as either physiologic or anatomic, each type requiring a specialized approach. Primary physiologic considerations are oxygenation, hemodynamics, and acid-base, whereas anatomic difficulty is overcome using proper positioning and skilled laryngoscopy to ensure success. It is essential to be comfortable performing alternative techniques to address varying presentations. Ultimately, competence in airway management hinges on consistent training, deliberate practice, and a dedication to excellence.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
medicine.medical_treatment
education
Laryngoscopy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Excellence
Intubation, Intratracheal
medicine
Humans
Airway Management
Intensive care medicine
Difficult airway
Competence (human resources)
media_common
Risk Management
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Emergency Medicine
Anxiety
Airway management
medicine.symptom
business
Airway
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Awake intubation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07338627
- Volume :
- 38
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d17d2a067cc4bde9e60c432bcb7631e9
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2020.01.008