In addition to managing the most challenging of airways within the operating room environment, anesthesia providers are frequently consulted or requested to participate in emergency airway control in various areas of the hospital, often after other providers have failed. The following is a case report of a premature infant born with multiple and life threatening congenital anomalies in a rural ...

Our anesthesia care team was called to care for a patient who was admitted to the emergency department with the esophageal-tracheal double-lumen airway device (Combitube, Tyco Healthcare, Nellcor, Pleasanton, California) in place, which needed to be exchanged for a definitive airway because the patient required an extended period of mechanical ventilation. Several techniques were attempted to e...

Hospitalization can occur at any age for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The leading cause for admission is an acute worsening of signs and symptoms that can be called a pulmonary exacerbation. The reasons for admission are usually the need for intravenous antibiotics and aggressive airway clearance with good nutritional support. Respiratory therapists (RTs) play a key role in the care of C...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can have a profound effect upon visualization of the larynx. Changes at the cellular level can produce edema and subglottic stenosis thus causing airway difficulties of dire consequence if not recognized. Preoperative anesthesia evaluation of any patient presenting with a history of GERD should alert the anesthesia provider to the possibility of airway man...

Purpose The aim of this integrative review was to describe communication experiences and needs among the critically ill with an artificial airway evaluate relevant intervention studies. Methods Using method employed by Whittemore Knafl (2005), we searched for papers on PubMed, CINAHL, Web Science published from January 1, 2015 September 25, 2020. A total 26 (11 descriptive studies, 15 experimen...

BACKGROUND Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and acute respiratory failure (ARF) from central airway obstruction (CAO) may be offered end-of-life care rather than intensive care treatment and palliative bronchoscopic intervention. OBJECTIVES To determine whether bronchoscopic intervention could be immediately successful in restoring airway patency and obviate the need ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of preterm infants with respiratory distress initiated on either Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula or Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as a primary mode of respiratory support. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care level III neonatal intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS 88 preterm infants between 28 to 34...

We describe a case where a patient presented with acute angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) induced angioedema without signs or symptoms of upper airway edema beyond lip swelling. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was used as an initial diagnostic test and identified left-sided subglottic upper airway edema that was immediately confirmed with indirect fiberoptic laryngoscopy. ACE-I i...

background: it has been shown that inhalation of carbonaceous particulate matter may impair lung function in children. objective: using the carbon content of airway macrophages as a marker of individual exposure to particulate matter derived from fossil fuel, we sought direct evidence for this association. methods: 300 children from puffed rice industrial areas and 300 children from population ...

BACKGROUND Treatment of airway compromise in trauma patients is a priority. Basic airway management is provided by all emergency personnel, but the requirement for on-scene advanced airway management is controversial. We attempted to establish the demand for on-scene advanced airway interventions. Trauma patients managed with standard UK paramedic airway interventions were assessed to determine...