Difficult Airway Society guidelines for awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults.

ABSTRACT: Awake tracheal intubation has a high success rate and a favourable safety profile but is underused in cases of anticipated difficult airway management. These guidelines are a comprehensive document to support decision making, preparation and practical performance of awake tracheal intubation. We performed a systematic review of the literature seeking all of the available evidence for each element of awake tracheal intubation in order to make recommendations. In the absence of high-quality evidence, expert consensus and a Delphi study were used to formulate recommendations. We highlight key areas of awake tracheal intubation in which specific recommendations were made, which included: indications; procedural setup; checklists; oxygenation; airway topicalisation; sedation; verification of tr

SUBMITTER: Ahmad I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7078877 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature