Airway Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/ccc/airway/ Emergency medicine education and critical care education blog Tue, 27 May 2025 08:17:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-LITFL-Logo-Square-516-TR-100x100.png Airway Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/ccc/airway/ 32 32 124409178 Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical) https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/ https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284239 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical)

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy - inability to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age >10years

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/feed/ 0 284239 Airway – Tracheostomy emergencies https://litfl.com/airway-tracheostomy-emergencies/ https://litfl.com/airway-tracheostomy-emergencies/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:51:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284252 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Tracheostomy emergencies

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Tracheostomy emergencies for patients in respiratory distress or following accidental decannulation

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-tracheostomy-emergencies/feed/ 0 284252 Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle) https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-needle/ https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-needle/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284236 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle)

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Needle Cricothyroidotomy when unable to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age <10years

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-needle/feed/ 0 284236 Airway – Laryngeal mask https://litfl.com/airway-laryngeal-mask/ https://litfl.com/airway-laryngeal-mask/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:50:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284225 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Laryngeal mask

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway compromise and deeply reduced level of consciousness or arrest

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-laryngeal-mask/feed/ 0 284225 Airway – Oropharyngeal airway https://litfl.com/airway-oropharyngeal-airway/ https://litfl.com/airway-oropharyngeal-airway/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:37:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284208 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Oropharyngeal airway

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Oropharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete) and reduced level of consciousness

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-oropharyngeal-airway/feed/ 0 284208 Airway – Nasopharyngeal airway https://litfl.com/airway-nasopharyngeal-airway/ https://litfl.com/airway-nasopharyngeal-airway/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:57:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284203 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Nasopharyngeal airway

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Nasopharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-nasopharyngeal-airway/feed/ 0 284203 Airway manoeuvres https://litfl.com/procedure-airway-manoeuvres/ https://litfl.com/procedure-airway-manoeuvres/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:40:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284202 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway manoeuvres

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Airway manoeuvres for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)

]]> https://litfl.com/procedure-airway-manoeuvres/feed/ 0 284202 Clamping the endotracheal tube https://litfl.com/clamping-the-endotracheal-tube/ https://litfl.com/clamping-the-endotracheal-tube/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:41:30 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=258945 Chris Nickson Clamping the endotracheal tube

Clamping the endotracheal tube (ETT) - description, uses, complications, evidence, and other information.

]]> https://litfl.com/clamping-the-endotracheal-tube/feed/ 0 258945 Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate https://litfl.com/cant-intubate-cant-ventilate/ Sun, 17 Jul 2022 12:22:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=188048 Alexander Duller and Chris Nickson Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate

Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - An anaesthetic emergency requiring clear communication, a structured approach, preparation for ESA

]]> 188048 COVID-19: “To PEEP, or not to PEEP”? https://litfl.com/covid-19-to-peep-or-not-to-peep/ https://litfl.com/covid-19-to-peep-or-not-to-peep/#respond Sat, 02 May 2020 02:43:30 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=202706 Chris Nickson, Jack Iwashyna, MD and Paul Young COVID-19: “To PEEP, or not to PEEP”?

Part 4 of "COVID-19: Keeping the baby in the bath" discussing the setting of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

]]> https://litfl.com/covid-19-to-peep-or-not-to-peep/feed/ 0 202706 Spontaneous breathing, assisted ventilation, and patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI) https://litfl.com/spontaneous-breathing-and-mechanical-ventilation/ https://litfl.com/spontaneous-breathing-and-mechanical-ventilation/#respond Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:13:18 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=187889 Chris Nickson Spontaneous breathing, assisted ventilation, and patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI)

Spontaneous breathing can occur without ventilatory support (unassisted spontaneous breathing) or be integrated with mechanical ventilation with assisted ventilation modes (assisted spontaneous breathing).

]]> https://litfl.com/spontaneous-breathing-and-mechanical-ventilation/feed/ 0 187889 5-step COVID: A cognitive aid for the pandemic airway https://litfl.com/5-step-covid-a-cognitive-aid-for-the-pandemic-airway/ https://litfl.com/5-step-covid-a-cognitive-aid-for-the-pandemic-airway/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2020 01:34:41 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=201795 Peter Brindley 5-step COVID: A cognitive aid for the pandemic airway

5-step COVID - a cognitive aid for the pandemic airway emphasising key consideration in the intubation of COVID19 patients.

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