The Physiologically Difficult Airway.
West J Emerg Med
; 16(7): 1109-17, 2015 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26759664
ABSTRACT
Airway management in critically ill patients involves the identification and management of the potentially difficult airway in order to avoid untoward complications. This focus on difficult airway management has traditionally referred to identifying anatomic characteristics of the patient that make either visualizing the glottic opening or placement of the tracheal tube through the vocal cords difficult. This paper will describe the physiologically difficult airway, in which physiologic derangements of the patient increase the risk of cardiovascular collapse from airway management. The four physiologically difficult airways described include hypoxemia, hypotension, severe metabolic acidosis, and right ventricular failure. The emergency physician should account for these physiologic derangements with airway management in critically ill patients regardless of the predicted anatomic difficulty of the intubation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Manuseio das Vias Aéreas
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West J Emerg Med
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article