Approach to a difficult airway
Pre-operative Exam
Preparation of Airway Adjuncts
- Oral/Nasal airway
- LMA
- Bougie
- Video laryngoscopy
- Fiberoptic scope
- Smaller sized ETT
Steps
- Identify difficult airway
- Create plan for difficult airway and discuss with surgical team
- Clearly define plan A and plan B during briefing