Teaching and Simulation for Airway Management
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen It is sometimes striking how difficult it is to teach airway management well, and to have the student learn it, even with a comprehensive immersion experience…
What Is Unique About the Obstetrical Airway?
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The ability to maintain a patent airway, provide adequate oxygenation, and place an endotracheal tube (ETT) remains a major concern for airway practitioners. Despite many equipment…
Respiratory Management in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Suite
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen Mr. S is a 52-year-old entrepreneur in the waste management industry. He weighs 119 kg, is 175 cm tall (BMI of 38.9 kg·m−2), and is…
Airway Management of the Patient with a Neck Hematoma
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen A 60-year-old male has been in the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU) for 6 hours with a slowly expanding neck hematoma following an uneventful left carotid…
Post-Obstructive Pulmonary Edema (POPE)
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen A 26-year-old man presented with a fractured tibia and fibula, sustained during a collision with two other players while playing recreational hockey. He was scheduled…
Documentation of Difficult and Failed Airway Management
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen An obese 39-year-old female is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. She takes no meds and has no allergies. She is 5′4″ (161…
Unanticipated Difficult Airway in an Obstetrical Patient Requiring an Emergency Cesarean Section
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen A 25-year-old primigravida at 39-week gestational age presents to the case room with ruptured membranes and frequent uterine contractions. She does not want to have…
Appendicitis in Pregnancy
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen A 20-year-old female, G1P0 at 17 weeks’ gestation, presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of right sided abdominal pain. The pain began 10 hours…
Unique Challenges of Ectopic Airway Management
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen A 42-year-old obese man is undergoing renal dialysis in a hospital dialysis unit when he suddenly suffers a cardiac arrest. He is a diabetic with…
Airway Management of the Pregnant Trauma Victim
CASE PRESENTATION Print Section Listen A 35-year-old pregnant woman, approximately 36 weeks gestation, is admitted to the emergency department (ED) following a motor vehicle crash. She has a closed head…
