Module 06 Discussion Forum- Special Circumstances of the Airway Management
Airway management is a fundamental aspect of anaesthetic practice and of emergency and critical care medicine. Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a rapid, simple, safe and non surgical technique that achieves all the goals of airway management, namely, maintains airway patency, protects the lungs from aspiration and permits leak free ventilation during mechanical ventilation, and remains the gold standard procedure for airway management. The list of patient conditions, anatomical features or other clinical circumstances affecting airway management is long.
For your initial discussion post, choose one of the outlined special circumstances and explain the significance of the management challenges.
You will utilize your readings in your textbook and you can also use the attached PDF(COMPLICATIONS OF ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION AND OTHER AIRWAY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES BY Dr. Divatia J. V.1 Dr. Bhowmick K.2) for additional resources. Complications of Endotracheal Intubation.
