Thomas Wherry, MD, medical director for Health Inventures and principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions, discusses four best practices for managing a difficult airway. 1. Develop a difficult airway ...

Failure to establish an airway can be life-threatening. Although relatively rare, such cases tend to be underreported. Advances in visualization techniques may be helpful. Difficult intubation can ...

Ultrasound techniques have emerged as a transformative adjunct in the management of difficult airways, providing real‐time, non‐invasive visualisation of the anatomical structures critical to airway ...

Medical doctor with assistant intubates male patient in the critical care unit. The feasibility and effectiveness of the DART system, a multidisciplinary team-based approach to managing difficult ...

A new decision tree tool guides anesthesiologists through managing patients with difficult airways by improving communication and identifying factors of concern, according to a report in Anesthesia & ...

1. Develop a difficult airway cart. Thomas Wherry, MD, medical director for Total Anesthesia Solutions and medical director for Health Inventures, says an ambulatory surgery center’s first priority in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Virtual reality is being used in medicine to improve airway education and training. New research presented at ...

The sponsor claimed that using the Ambu aScope4 Broncho would lead to an improvement in clinical outcomes. This may be relevant in emergencies and unexpected scenarios of difficult airway management, ...

Limited access to advanced airway training in graduate programs for PAs limits credentialing in this profession. Advanced airway (AA) training is a highly important skill for PAs to be credentialed in ...

As emergency responders, we are tasked with executing lifesaving maneuvers in high-stress situations. For example, every one of us has been trained to know the traditional ABC sequence of trauma ...

NICE today (17 July) publishes guidance supporting the NHS using a device to help health professionals keep patients' airways open when unexpected problems occur during procedures. This positive ...