Conference paper

Difficult Airway Management at Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center

Branka Maldini orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-9049
Tatjana Goranović
Marinko Vučić
Joško Kovač
Senka Baranović
Renata Letica-Brnadić

Abstract

Difficult airway has gained increasing interest due to a relatively high number of adverse effects following unsuccessful intubation. Besides traditional techniques, several alternative methods are available today. It is crucial for the anesthesiologists and intensive care physicians to maintain sufficient oxygenation and ventilation of the patient. Hypoxia is one of the most frequent causes of death or severe neurologic defects in anesthesia. Therefore, it is necessary to have an easy alternative to secure the airways in critical situations.

Keywords

Difficult airway; Unsuccessful intubation; Hypoxia; Algorithm

Hrčak ID:

107255

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/107255

Publication date:

1.10.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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