Quick Free Airway Education! Taking time to correctly position a patient is, in my view, the NUMBER ONE way to improve your chances of successful airway management I've made a short (5 min) free lesson Please have a look and give your feedback after tinyurl.com/airway-positio…

Something that comes up Resuscitology regularly is paediatric airway management, particularly in major trauma - so here's a short thread 🧵 with the way I think about it. This is for you particularly if you *aren’t* a paediatric anaesthetist…!

Hans Huitink James DuCanto, M.D. bob funnekotter Leif Rognås Fibroanestesia Michael Hofkamp, MD, FASA @loesbruijstens Sharing a recent experience. A very uncooperative burn px w/ limitted neck ext & mouth openning. Couldn't perform #awakeintubation. Once sedated, couldn't ventilate. Oral #Airway ineffective. Attempt to insert nasal airway caused bleeding. Performed #VAFI.

Strategies for #AirwayManagement in #Patients Encountered in Atypical Situations: The Floor Airway anesthesiologynews.com/Review-Article… #Clinical #Research #Anesthesiology #MedTwitter #ReviewArticle

I’ll be happy when I become a resident, it’ll make all this studying worth it I’ll be happy when I am an attending… that will solve my burnout It’ll be happy when I buy a house… or car… or… This is called an arrival fallacy, and it’s a big problem for a lot of doctors 1/

Rumour has it that the next World Airway Management Meeting 2025 will be organised in la bella Italia 🇮🇹 #wamm2025

Resuscitations have a tendency to devolve into chaos unless energy is expended A very short video on Resus Room Thermodynamics 1 min 56 secs youtu.be/dgf_CtSn3Ss

For all you intubators out there, I'm going to describe two useful bougie microskills 1/9

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Evaluating Airway Management in Patients With Trisomy 21 in ... : Pediatric Critical Care Medicine journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/ab… Hot off the press!! NEAR4KIDS congratulations to our authors! check it out Pediatric Critical Care Medicine SCCM

SAEM Clinical Images Series: Neonatal Rash What's on your differential for a pustular rash of the face in a newborn? aliem.com/saem-clinical-… SAEM

🚨New tutorial published - ATOTW 517: The Physiologically Difficult Airway resources.wfsahq.org/atotw/the-phys… Beyond anatomy, this common challenge in ICU, anaesthesiology, and emergency medicine requires insight into complex scenarios not covered by standard algorithms. #anaesthesia

I still see patients brought in to ED with poorly sited or poorly sized iGels Remember size 5 for an adult Western male, 4 for a female Here are some supraglottic airway tips you didn’t know you needed in the thread below & in this short video: youtu.be/9UyTlmjpeaI

NEW Causes Of Cardiac Arrest You NEVER Thought Of?! Meet The Hs & Ts & Cs! youtu.be/Jv-wXhwgpTI

When using a bougie to facilitate intubation it’s important to know how to direct it Here’s a two minute video demonstrating two microskills that are worth knowing about Essential Bougie Microskills You Need To Know youtu.be/aMd8zeMnRSk

No need to accept a 'compromised' view with HAVL if 2 movements used to expose glottis: 1. Rotational advancement until grade 2 view obtained. 2. Vertical lift (wout further advancement of tip) to optimise view. Generally provides G1 view wout creating problems passing tube.

Check out our new collection on airway management. All our papers on #airway since 2022 in one place! #perioperative #anaesthesia #anesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/airway-managem…

Xue et al have some questions! Did the view grades represent the best possible outcome using both modes of laryngoscopy? Was a VIDIAC score of 1 counted as difficult in this study? Was a stylet was used in all cases? 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… x.com/Anaes_Journal/…

Looking for a validated & tailored classification for paediatric VL tracheal intubation with excellent diagnostic performance & calibration that outperformed the Cormack and Lehane classification? Check out the PeDiAC score! UKE Hamburg #pedanes 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

🔍 Hyperangulated videolaryngoscopes have revolutionised airway management, offering improved glottic views, especially in challenging anatomies. 📖 Dive into the latest insights: bjaed.org/action/showPdf… #Anesthesia #AirwayManagement #MedicalInnovation