TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Assessment and Identification of the Difficult Airway A1 - Pla, Raymond A. A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2014 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam AB - The American Society of Anesthesiologist’s (ASA) Closed Claims Project reports that difficult intubation leading to death or brain injury account for 9% of all claims. Some were classified as preventable. Preoperative evaluation with medical, surgical, and anesthetic history as well as physical examination and radiographic study evaluation minimizes the chances of unrecognized difficult intubation. No single factor reliably predicts difficult airway management. The more the predictors of difficulty in a given patient, the greater the likelihood of difficult airway. Once difficult intubation is recognized, practitioners may prepare additional equipment, modify induction agents, and secure backup support as necessary. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102567766 ER -