The Task Force urges clinicians and investigators to use explicit descriptions of the difficult airway. Descriptions that can be categorized or expressed as numerical values are particularly desirable, …

Nov 17, 2021 · The sentence “Be aware of the passage of time, the number of attempts, and oxygen saturation” appears more than once in the 2022 Difficult Airway Algorithm Guidelines article, and is a …

Update equipment for standard and advanced dificult airway management. Recommend supplemental oxygen administration before initiating and throughout difficult airway management, including the …

Provide new algorithms and infographics for adult and pediatric difficult airway management.

Jul 1, 2024 · The Difficult Airway Society in the UK has comprehensive guidelines for airway management, including multiple algorithms. The integrated algorithm can be downloaded here (pdf).

The difficult airway algorithm – a pre-form strategy for airway management – then becomes crucial in maximizing the chance of success at intubation not only in a foreseeable difficult airway but also in …

The pediatric algorithm highlights three main tools for managing a child with a difficult airway: the supraglottic airway (SGA), flexible intubation scope (FIS), and video laryngoscopy (VL) (Figure 2).

The difficult airway algorithm was designed to help practitioners deal with both anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway management. Before delivering any anesthetic care, a thorough history …

Jul 11, 2025 · Crisis algorithms such as the Vortex approach help simplify decision-making during emergencies. It is important to have adjuncts available in cases of anticipated difficult airways, such …

Aug 11, 2025 · The American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Difficult Airway Algorithm has been tested repeatedly and forms the backbone of daily airway management in the OR. 1 Having focused …