Summary of Difficult Airway Management in COVID-19 Patients

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
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The Society of Airway Management recently issued guidelines for Difficult Airway Management in COVID-19 patients.  The SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus is extremely contagious via respiratory droplets and therefore extra precautions are needed for airway management in severe COVID-19 infection.  Airway…
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Summary of New Difficult Airway Society Awake Intubation Guidelines

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
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The Difficult Airway Society (DAS) has recently published new guidelines for awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults.  When performed correctly, ATI has a favorable safety profile for patients with an anticipated difficult airway.  The guidelines cover the indications for ATI,…
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Predictors of and Pearls for Difficult Airway Management

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
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Patients may have anatomically difficult airways or physiologically difficult airways.  Both anatomical and physiological factors can lead to peri-intubation complications.  My goal for this blog is to describe the factors that may contribute to an anatomically difficult airway and clinical…
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