Summary of Difficult Airway Management in COVID-19 Patients

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Airway management, COVID, difficult airway, difficult airway management, Difficult Intubation, Difficult LMA, direct laryngoscopy, emergent intubation, Endotracheal Intubation, Featured, Intubation, noninvasive ventilation, NPPV, supraglottic airway, supraglottic airways, video laryngoscopy, Videolaryngoscopy
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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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Video laryngoscopy has a superior first pass success rate compared with direct laryngoscopy in the ICU

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Airway management, direct laryngoscopy, emergency procedures, Endotracheal Intubation, Featured Procedure, Glidescope Intubation, HPC Updates, Intubation, Procedure Blog of the Week, video laryngoscopy
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Video laryngoscopy is superior to direct laryngoscopy for emergency intubations in the ICU. A recent meta-analysis based on nine trials evaluated 2,133 ICU patients and concluded that video laryngoscopy (VL) has a higher first pass success rate compared to direct…
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Emergency Department Intubations Are Increasingly Successful

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Endotracheal Intubation, Featured Procedure, Glidescope Intubation, HPC Updates, Intubation, video laryngoscopy
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Emergency department (ED) intubation is constantly evolving, with new devices, techniques, and medications being frequently adopted. To evaluate temporal trends, National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) investigators analyzed registry data on ED intubations at 13 large hospitals in the U.S., Canada,…
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Video Laryngoscopy after Failed Intubation Attempt in the ER

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – direct laryngoscopy, Featured Procedure, HPC Updates, Intubation, video laryngoscopy
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Video Laryngoscopy Is Superior to Direct Laryngoscopy for Failed Intubation Attempts in the ER Although video laryngoscopy has repeatedly been shown to be superior to direct laryngoscopy, there has not yet been any specific directive instructing emergency department (ED) intubators…
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Summary of New Difficult Airway Society Awake Intubation Guidelines

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – awake intubation, difficult airway management, Featured, HPC Updates, Intubation, video laryngoscopy
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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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Emergency Department Intubations Are Increasingly Successful

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Endotracheal Intubation, Featured Procedure, Glidescope Intubation, HPC Updates, Intubation, video laryngoscopy
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Emergency department (ED) intubation is constantly evolving, with new devices, techniques, and medications being frequently adopted. To evaluate temporal trends, National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) investigators analyzed registry data on ED intubations at 13 large hospitals in the U.S., Canada,…
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Predictors of failed intubations using video laryngoscopy such as failed Glidescope intubations

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Airway management, direct laryngoscopy, Endotracheal Intubation, Glidescope Intubation, Intubation, shockable vs. nonshockable rhythms, video laryngoscopy
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In a study conducted at two academic medical centers, records showed that of 71,570 intubations 2,004 used Glidescope for airway management. Success rates and complications were documented in these Glidescope intubations. The overall success rate for Glidescope intubations was 97%.…
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