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Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Review of Ultrasound Parameters for Predicting Difficult Airways
Published on: April 7, 2023
[Management of the difficult airway]
1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hiroshima University and Graduate School, Hiroshima 734-8551.
Abstract:
Difficult airway management (DAM) including cannot intubate and cannot ventilate (CICV), and difficult mask ventilation is a life threatening issue during anesthesia care. Although American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has presented the guideline for this purpose, it is still not available in this country. We as a specialist for airway management should be prepared this trouble any time by equipping a laryngoscope, fiberoptic bronchoscope, and novel devices such as Airway Scope and Airtraq.
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