As patients presenting for anesthesia and surgery continue to become more complex, so has airway management. In addition, the number of patients requiring anesthesia and airway management outside the operating room setting continues to increase. New airway devices continue to be introduced into the market and clinical practice, making airway management decisions even more challenging. Claims in...

Education and training in advanced airway management as part of an anesthesiology residency program is necessary to help residents attain the status of expert in difficult airway management. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) emphasizes that residents in anesthesiology must obtain significant experience with a broad spectrum of airway management techniques. However...

Cursul Na]ional de Ghiduri [i Protocoale în ATI As anesthesiologists we spend a respectable part of our career maintaining the airway. Theoretically, every anesthesiologist should be familiar with, and well practiced in a variety of the airway techniques that are available, so that when an airway problem occurs, it can be managed with a solid armamentarium of information and experience. However...

results in the i-gel group, the success rate was 66.7% for placement on the first attempt, 16.7% for the second, and 3.33% for the third attempt. in the lma group, the success rates were 80.6% and 12.9% for the first and second attempts, respectively. failure in placement occurred in four cases in the i-gel and two cases in lma groups. the mean insertion time was not significantly different bet...

Difficulties or failure in airway management are still important factors in morbidity and mortality related to anesthesia and intensive care. A patent and secure airway is essential to manage anesthetized or critically ill patients. Oxygenation maintenance during tracheal intubation is the cornerstone of difficult airway management and is always emphasized in guidelines. The occurrence of respi...

Airway management is one of the most important tasks for anesthesiologists. Anesthesiologists are experts in airway management and have made tremendous contribution to the development of the airway devices. Chinese anesthesiologists have made significant contribution in introducing advanced airway management and developing innovative techniques and devices for airway management in China. This a...