Optimizing Airway Management for Global Health in Low-Resource Settings

This article discusses the challenges that must be overcome by lower resourced health care systems to optimize airway management and achieve global health equity. Critical issues facing patients, clinicians, organizations, and governments providing health care in low-resource settings are detailed. Key issues include lack of funding, human resources, drugs, equipment, and oxygen, with methods to overcome these issues including global health initiatives and the importance of context-dependent solutions discussed.