Obese patients are at higher risk of perioperative complications, mainly associated with
those related to the respiratory function. An appropriate preoperative evaluation …

Awake tracheal intubation has a high success rate and a favourable safety profile but is
underused in cases of anticipated difficult airway management. These guidelines are a …

Abstract Purpose Since the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were
published in 2013, the literature on airway management has expanded substantially. The …

In the crowded world of supraglottic airway devices (SADs), many papers compare the
easiness of insertion based on the different endpoints of an operator's satisfaction: first pass …

Multiple professional groups and societies worldwide have produced airway management
guidelines. These are typically targeted at the process of tracheal intubation by a particular …

Background Enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery (ERABS) is an approach developed
to improve outcomes in obese surgical patients. Unfortunately, it is not evenly implemented …

BACKGROUND Hypoxaemia is frequently seen during flexible bronchoscopies that are
done with a nasal approach under the traditional sedation with propofol. This study …

Pulmonary aspiration of gastric content is a significant cause of anaesthesia‐related
morbidity and mortality. High‐quality prospective randomised evidence to support …

Objective As the care of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) patients remains heterogeneous,
we hypothesized that it may reflect insufficient OSA knowledge/awareness among clinicians …

Introduction Anesthetic care in patients undergoing thoracic surgery presents specific
challenges that require a multidisciplinary approach to management. There remains a need …