#172 Difficult Airway Management Revisited

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

We are returning to episodes #113 and #114 to talk about difficult airway management guidelines. Tune in as we discuss the pre-airway management decision making tool, steps for proceeding with awake airway management, and the emergency pathway for airway management after induction when ventilation is not adequate. Plus, we’re going through the pediatric difficult airway management algorithm too. Spoiler alert: It is critical to deliver oxygen and optimize oxygenation through the airway management process and limit the total number of attempts.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/172-difficult-airway-management-revisited/

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