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Management of the Difficult Airway

Thomas Heidegger

2021New England Journal of Medicine149 citationsDOI

Abstract

Failure to establish an airway can be life-threatening. Although relatively rare, such cases tend to be underreported. Advances in visualization techniques may be helpful. Difficult intubation can often be anticipated and prepared for.

Topics & Concepts

AirwayIntensive care medicineIntubationMedicineAirway managementVisualizationComputer scienceSurgeryArtificial intelligenceAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesTracheal and airway disordersRestraint-Related Deaths