LO4-10 Unexpected difficult airway management
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Guidelines and evidence
- Implementation of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2022 paediatric guidelines in a child with mandibular metastasis.Anaesthesia Reports (case report applying ASA 2022 difficult airway guidelines), 2024Guideline or evidence
- All India Difficult Airway Association 2016 guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in Paediatrics.All India Difficult Airway Association (AIDAA), 2016Guideline or evidence
- The management of unanticipated difficult airways in children of all age groups in anaesthetic practice - the position paper of an expert panel.Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care / Polish Neonatal Society, 2019Guideline or evidence
- Airway management in neonates and infants: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and British Journal of Anaesthesia joint guidelines.European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) / British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2024Guideline or evidence
- A comparison of the Airtraq®, McGrath®, and Macintosh laryngoscopes for difficult paediatric intubation: A manikin study.PLoS One, 2017Guideline or evidence
- All India Difficult Airway Association 2025 guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway in paediatrics under general anaesthesia.All India Difficult Airway Association (AIDAA), 2025Guideline or evidence
- Comparison of Miller laryngoscope and UEScope videolaryngoscope for endotracheal intubation in four pediatric airway scenarios: a randomized, crossover simulation trial.European Journal of Pediatrics, 2019Guideline or evidence