Airway management in critically ill patients involves the identification and management of
the potentially difficult airway in order to avoid untoward complications. This focus on difficult …

Emergency airway management outside the operating room (OR) is often associated with an
increased risk of airway related, as well as cardiopulmonary, complications which can …

Tracheal intubation is commonly performed in critically ill patients. Unfortunately, this
procedure also carries a high risk of complications; half of critically ill patients with difficult …

Abstract The Airway Management section of the Spanish Society of Anesthesiology,
Resuscitation, and Pain Therapy (SEDAR), the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine …

Airway management is a cornerstone of emergency medical care. This project aimed to
create evidence-based guidelines based on the systematic review recently conducted by the …

Tracheal intubation in critically ill patients remains high-risk despite advances in equipment,
technique, and clinical guidelines. 1 Approximately one in three patients experience …

Abstract In this Pro-Con commentary article, we discuss whether videolaryngoscopy (VL)
should be the standard of care for tracheal intubation. Dr Aziz makes the case that VL should …

Background Lower intubation first-pass success (FPS) rate is associated with physiological
deterioration, and FPS is widely used as a quality indicator of the airway management of a …

Objectives: The use of a videolaryngoscope in the ICU on the first endotracheal intubation
attempt and intubation-related complications is controversial. The objective of this study was …

In an important sense, support of the respiratory system has been a defining characteristic of
intensive care since its inception. The pace of basic and clinical research in this field has …