The critique of the American Society Of Anesthesiologists. Difficult airway algorithm: a practical approach to the “critical” airway

The airwaz management algorithms Humans can not store oxygen for prolonged period. It is the health care provider’s essential responsibility both inside and outside the operating room (OR) to provide the patient with oxygen to prevent irreversible organ injury (neurologic compromise) or death. Difficulty in managing the airway is the single most important cause of major anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. An airway algorithm may assist the practitioner to reach an optimal outcome. The challenge of applying an airway algorithm stems from having to complete two distinct steps. The theoretical (cognitive) step requires clinical knowledge and judgment and matures in “clinical experience”. The practical step refers to the actual instrumentation of the upper airway and requires “skill” with different airway devices. The first airway algorithm was published in 1993 and revised in 2003 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) (1). The ASA Difficult Air-