Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy - inability to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age >10years
Category Airway
Airway – Tracheostomy emergencies
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Tracheostomy emergencies for patients in respiratory distress or following accidental decannulation
Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Needle Cricothyroidotomy when unable to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age <10years
Airway – Laryngeal mask
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway compromise and deeply reduced level of consciousness or arrest
Airway – Oropharyngeal airway
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Oropharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete) and reduced level of consciousness
Airway – Nasopharyngeal airway
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Nasopharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)
Airway manoeuvres
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Airway manoeuvres for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)
Clamping the endotracheal tube
Clamping the endotracheal tube (ETT) - description, uses, complications, evidence, and other information.
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
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.
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).
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.