Physiologically difficult airway: How to approach the difficulty beyond anatomy

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2023

Authors

Fonseca, D (Author) Other; Graca, MI (Author) Other; Salgueirinho, C (Author) Other; Pereira, H (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Vol. 48

ISSN: 2210-8440

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00X-WJT

DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2023.101212

Abstract (EN): Physiologically Difficult Airway is a recent concept of difficult airway that accounts for difficulties associated with patients' underlying physiologic derangements independent of their anatomical char-acteristics and situational aspects. A higher risk of cardiovascular collapse and arrest, during or imme-diately after airway approach, is present in these cases, which can include hypoxemia, hypotension/ shock, severe metabolic acidosis and right ventricular failure. Recently, recommendations on Physio-logically Difficult Airway evaluation and management have emerged. In this literature review, we summarize existing evidence on assessment tools and general strategies for airway approach in Physi-ologically Difficult Airway, as well as the optimization targets in airway management for each scenario.(c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6