Multiprofessional Critical Care Review: Adult 2024 (MCCRCA24ON)-05

05_Airway Emergencies

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The document discusses the management of airway emergencies in critical care settings, emphasizing the identification of signs and symptoms, patient risk assessment, and team management protocols. Key points include the urgency of intubation, challenges in airway management outside the operating room, and indications for intubation. Various factors affecting difficult mask ventilation and intubation are highlighted, along with considerations for different induction agents and neuromuscular blockade. The importance of proper techniques such as rapid sequence induction, cricoid pressure, and video-assisted laryngoscopy is also addressed. Additionally, the document covers risk factors for complications during airway management and the importance of having a comprehensive plan in place. The discussion extends to techniques like blind nasal intubation, fiberoptic intubation, and alternative airway devices. Recommendations for handling can't intubate, can't ventilate scenarios, including cricothyrotomy procedures, are detailed. Postintubation complications such as hypotension are also mentioned. Overall, the document provides a comprehensive overview of managing airway emergencies and emphasizes the importance of a systematic approach and preparedness in critical care settings.

Keywords

airway emergencies

critical care

intubation

airway management

rapid sequence induction

cricothyrotomy

video-assisted laryngoscopy

fiberoptic intubation

neuromuscular blockade

postintubation complications

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