Airway Management | Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Anatomía funcional, evaluación del paciente difícil, farmacología de la inducción, dispositivos supraglóticos, laringoscopia directa y videoasistida, algoritmos de decisión para la vía aérea difícil prevista y no prevista, intubación de secuencia rápida y técnicas quirúrgicas de rescate.

What it covers

1. Airway Management
2. Airway Anatomy
3. · 1.1 · Upper airway: from nostrils to glottis
4. · 1.2 · The larynx: functional anatomy
5. · 1.3 · The trachea
6. · 1.4 · Pediatric anatomical differences
7. Evaluation and Predictors of Difficulty
8. · 2.1 · Preoperative clinical evaluation of the airway
9. · 2.2 · Mallampati classification (modified by Samsoon and Young)
10. · 2.3 · Cormack-Lehane classification (direct laryngoscopy)
11. · 2.4 · Predictors of difficult ventilation with a mask
12. · 2.5 · Prediction of difficult cricothyrotomy
13. · 2.6 · Evaluation of the cervical spine
14. Oxygenation and Preoxygenation
15. · 3.1 · Physiology of apnea and desaturation
16. · 3.2 · Pre-oxygenation techniques
17. · 3.3 · Apneic Oxygenation
18. · 3.4 · Safe apnea times according to population
19. Pharmacology of Intubation
20. · 4.1 · Inductors
21. · 4.2 · Neuromuscular relaxants (NMR)
22. · 4.3 · Analgesia in the induction sequence
23. · 4.4 · Monitoring of neuromuscular blockade (NMB)
24. Face Mask and Bag-Valve-Mask
25. · 5.1 · Ventilation with face mask (VMF)
26. · 5.2 · The bag-valve-mask (BVM) in CPR and emergencies
27. Supraglottic Devices (DSG)
28. · 6.1 · Laryngeal mask mask (LMA): generations and variants
29. · 6.2 · 2nd generation LMA insertion
30. · 6.3 · Limitations of the DSG
31. Direct Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation
32. · 7.1 · Positioning: the sniffing position
33. · 7.2 · Direct laryngoscopes: types of blades
34. · 7.3 · Orotracheal intubation technique
35. · 7.4 · Auxiliary maneuvers
36. · 7.5 · Confirmation of correct ETT position
37. · 7.6 · Endotracheal tubes: types and characteristics
38. Videolaryngoscopy
39. · 8.1 · Classification of videolaryngoscopes
40. · 8.2 · Advantages and limitations of videolaryngoscopy
41. Fibrobronchoscopy and Flexible Techniques
42. · 9.1 · The flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope (FBO) in airway management
43. · 9.2 · Intubation with fiberscope: awake technique
44. Difficult Air Route Planned
45. · 10.1 · Algorithm for the planned difficult airway
46. · 10.2 · Strategies for planned VAD with anesthetized intubation
47. · 10.3 · Specific cases of planned VAD
48. Unforeseen Airway — Decision Algorithms
49. · 11.1 · DAS 2015 Algorithm (Difficult Airway Society) — Difficult unplanned intubation
50. · 11.2 · Rule of 3 attempts
51. · 11.3 · The choice of rescue device and the context
52. CICO / CICV — Cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate
53. · 12.1 · Emergency front access techniques
54. · 12.2 · The DAME rule to identify the cricothyroid membrane
55. Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
56. · 13.1 · RSI Indications
57. · 13.2 · Classic and modified RSI protocol
58. · 13.3 · Modified RSI
59. · 13.4 · Management of regurgitation and aspiration during RSI
60. Pediatric Airway
61. · 14.1 · Size of pediatric devices
62. · 14.2 · Particularities of pediatric induction
63. Airway in Emergencies and Trauma
64. · 15.1 · ATLS principles in the airway of the traumatized patient
65. · 15.2 · Air route in the Emergency Service
66. · 15.3 · Drugs for RSI in emergencies — quick summary
67. Extubation and Postoperative Management
68. · 16.1 · Criteria for safe extubation
69. · 16.2 · Extubation techniques in VAD
70. · 16.3 · Complications of extubation and their management
71. Tracheostomy and Surgical Access
72. · 17.1 · Indications for tracheostomy
73. · 17.2 · Percutaneous dilation tracheostomy (PDT)
74. · 17.3 · Management of the tracheostomized patient
75. · 17.4 · Summary of essential principles for the clinician