RT Book, Section
A1 Pla, Raymond A.
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102567766
T1 Assessment and Identification of the Difficult Airway
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071821377
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102567766
RD 2024/04/19
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.