Needle, knife, or device – which choice in an airway crisis?

Needle, knife, or device – which choice in an airway crisis?

Emergency cricothyroidotomy is a life saving intervention included as the final step in most guidelines addressing the management of the emergency airway [1,2]. The procedure must performed quickly and effectively to prevent death or hypoxic brain injury. Despite this a number of alternative approaches are recommended. Cricothyroidotomy can be performed using a needle or surgical approach, or w...

An Airway which Facilitates intubation with a Fiberoptic Laryngoscope

Which is more troublesome, insulin or needle?

Institutional Choice in an Economic Crisis

Crisis Management of Failed Airway in the OR.

1. Discuss common areas of concern that relate to perioperative best practices when managing the can’t-intubate, can’t-oxygenate scenario. 2. Discuss best practices that could enhance safety during crisis management of a failed airway. 3. Describe implementation of evidence-based practice in relation to perioperative nursing care for difficult or failed airway crisis in the perioperative setting.