Maxillofacial trauma in the emergency department: pearls and pitfalls in airway management.
Minerva Anestesiol
; 81(12): 1346-58, 2015 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-26426159
ABSTRACT
Maxillofacial trauma poses a challenge for the anesthesiologist because injuries can often compromise the patient's airways. Airway maintenance is the first step in the American College of Surgeons Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) protocol. However, clinical dilemmas may arise about the best way to manage a potentially life-threatening injury. There are no recommendations about the best time to intubate, the warning signs for deciding to intubate, or which device should be used when difficulty is expected. In this context the ATLS® approach is important but not sufficient. It is also necessary to recognize and be able to manage specific problems in this scenario where clinical priorities may be conflicting, may suddenly change or may be hidden. This clinical review discusses the complexity of this scenario, providing an overview of the conditions at greatest risk for airway obstruction and the options for airway management, on the basis of the recent literature. Clinicians must recognize the milestones and pitfalls of this topic in order to adopt a systematic approach for airway management, to identify specific characteristics associated with it, and to establish the utility of different instruments for airway management.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Manuseio das Vias Aéreas
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Traumatismos Maxilofaciais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Minerva Anestesiol
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article