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Congratulations to Dr Alistair McNarry alistair mcnarry for being elected unopposed to the role of Difficult Airway Society (DAS) President and to Dr Ravi Bhagrath Ravi B for being re-elected for his second term as DAS Hon. Secretary. DASEvents @dastrainees DAS Difficult Airway Registry #DAS2024

DASEvents Brilliant oral research trainee prize presentations which is always a highlight of Difficult Airway Society (DAS) meeting. Ralph Vaughan Cup for winning presenter Moon-Moon Majumdar Andy HIGGS Irene Osborn/ Airway goddess alistair mcnarry Royal College of Anaesthetists @dastrainees

Nicola Disma and Reema Nandi on Paeds diff AW. Mostly predictable. Planning key. Brief, debrief and include family. FONA possible with training - scalpel tracheotomy not needle. #das2024

Imran Ahmad undetected oesophageal intubation - how is this still occurring in 2024? Post intubation capnography key and ideally nuanced - quality as well as presence. Confirm check with another person. Ideally prevent rather than NEED to detect #das2024

Tom Lawson Ellen O’Sullivan @ProEllenO.bsky.social DASEvents Difficult Airway Society (DAS) Moon-Moon Majumdar Andy HIGGS Irene Osborn/ Airway goddess alistair mcnarry Royal College of Anaesthetists Benjamin Dallyn comparing different stylets and bougies for intubation 👏 👏 Huge congrats!

Absolutely We are so lucky to be surrounded by Great clinicians and specialist societies across the UK and I who seek every day to make things better for our patients. Hand up for collaboration with all comers SOBA Difficult Airway Society (DAS) @dastrainees And there are many others.

Irene Osborn/ Airway goddess @dastrainees Tom Lawson Ellen O’Sullivan @ProEllenO.bsky.social DASEvents Difficult Airway Society (DAS) Moon-Moon Majumdar Andy HIGGS Royal College of Anaesthetists Huge congratulations to everyone who submitted an abstract to #das2024 You are all AMAZING Thanks to the hard-working team of 36 poster and oral presentation judges We hope you enjoyed the experience and are looking forward to submitting your next piece of work to World Airway Management Meeting

What are the disadvantages of 'total videoscopic tracheal intubation'? • an extended stress response • an increased risk of airway trauma • awkward ergonomics • prevents airway operator managing other aspects of induction Nicholas Chrimes Tim Cook Andy HIGGS

Sustained CO2 excludes oesophageal intubation but does not confirm CORRECT placement of the ETT in the trachea. buff.ly/3OQDUif Thank you Nicholas Chrimes & Andy HIGGS for your insights on this case report buff.ly/41xHdm2 #Anaesthesia #anesthesia #airway

Is it time to retire the 'no trace = wrong place' catchphrase? Nicholas Chrimes & Andy HIGGS argue it is overly simplistic & potentially confusing in 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 Ping: Tim Cook onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/B…

Safe Airway Society Nicholas Chrimes Andy HIGGS 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 Absolutely!! The correct phrase is Sustained exhaled carbon dioxide Criteria and examples in the infographic

JP Lomas Nicholas Chrimes Andy HIGGS I’m going to gently disagree here Removal of some appropriately placed tracheal tubes is both inevitable & a necessary part of efforts to prevent unrecognised oesophageal intubation It is a key component of the internationally endorsed guidelines. The low risk of harm of

Sajay Safe Airway Society Nicholas Chrimes Andy HIGGS 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 No need The phrase “sustained exhaled CO2” Is -explicit -defined -published No need to add more

Sajay Nicholas Chrimes Andy HIGGS 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 Tim Cook Excluding oesoph intubation still req'd in this situ. The issue of doing this if tube removal is perceived as dangerous & the issue of avoiding removing the tube multiple times are dealt with in detail in the guidelines in 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢. …-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

I believe the Royal College of Anaesthetists is to be congratulated in navigating the treacherous path of defining scope of practice for Anaesthesia Associates This involved -huge surveys of opinion -supporting #Nap7 in analysing practice in real life -a Cochrane review -extensive professional

George Harvey British Journal of Anaesthesia The PUMA guidelines for the prevention of oesophageal intubation are endorsed or supported by -Royal Colege of Anaesthetists -Association of Anaesthetists -Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine -Intensive care Society -College of ODPs -Difficult Airway Society This is true of no

Time to retire 'No trace, wrong place' sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Time to replace ‘No trace, wrong place’ with ‘Sustained exhaled carbon... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Time to replace ‘No trace, wrong place’ with ‘Sustained exhaled carbon dioxide'. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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