Airway management

Jennifer Anderson; P Allan Klock Jr

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2014.02.022

Airway management

Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Jun;32(2):445-61. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2014.02.022. Epub 2014 Apr 21.

Authors

Jennifer Anderson¹, P Allan Klock Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC-4028, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: janderson@dacc.uchicago.edu.
² Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC-4028, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

PMID: 24882130
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2014.02.022

Abstract

In this article, recent literature related to airway management in the ambulatory surgery setting is reviewed. Practical pointers to improve clinical success and avoid complications of newer airway management techniques are provided.

Keywords: Airway assessment; Airway equipment; Airway management; Difficult airway algorithm; Difficult airway management; Supraglottic airway; Videolaryngoscopy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Airway Extubation
Airway Management / methods*
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / methods*
Anesthesia / methods*
Humans
Laryngoscopy