5.A.1 Airway management and intubation
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Course modules
- Tracheal intubation: the first intubatorPICU ProceduresCourse module
- Bag-mask ventilation and airway adjunctsPICU ProceduresCourse module
- Planned extubationPICU ProceduresCourse module
- Procedures you will see: airway and breathingPICU BasicsCourse module
- Airway basics and the intubated childPICU BasicsCourse module
- Assisting with intubationPICU ProceduresCourse module
Videos
- Sedatives & Analgesics for Intubation by R. Pascucci | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Airway ManagementICU AdvantageVideo
- Endotracheal intubation: Step by step procedureE-Pulsepoints Video
- Paediatric Airway - ENK WorkshopGSAHEMSVideo
- Mask Ventilation by R. Pascucci | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Neonatal Tracheal Intubation by L. Johnston, et al. | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Bag Valve Mask (BVM) Ventilation in PediatricsUniversity of Florida Emergency Medicine ResearchVideo
- Clinical Skills - Airway management Step-wiseParamedic ScienceVideo
- The ABCs Extubation Framework for AnaesthesiaABCs of AnaesthesiaVideo
- Difficult airway / Paediatric intubation - AnaesthetistDr. Murali Chand Nallamothu - 2nd Youtube ChannelVideo
- Basic Airway Equipment for Intubation by T. Wolbrink | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Five Tips for Managing the Pediatric Difficult Airway with Jina Sinskey, MDInternational Anesthesia Research SocietyVideo
- Paediatric Anaesthetics: Chapter 4 - Extubation neonateWFSAVideo
- The SUPER DETAILED guide to Bag Mask Ventilation | With extra tips and tricks I've learnt over 15yrsABCs of AnaesthesiaVideo
- Preparing to Intubate the Critically Ill ChildPaediatric EmergenciesVideo
- Pediatric Airway EmergencieAnesthesia SDVideo
- A Quick Review of Pediatric BVM VentilationMaster Your MedicsVideo
- Pediatric IntubationUniversity of Florida Emergency Medicine ResearchVideo
- Demonstration of Extubation Procedure by C. Smallwood | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Extubation CriteriaKenneth John, MDVideo
- NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC INTUBATION AudioMedical Education in MinutesVideo
- The Beginners Guide to Bag Mask Ventilation | Essential tips and tricks to ventilate your patientABCs of AnaesthesiaVideo
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
- Intubating laryngeal airway vs. direct laryngoscope: a crossover randomized controlled neonatal manikin trial.Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2025Guideline or evidence
- Experts' guidelines of intubation and extubation of the ICU patient of French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) and French-speaking Intensive Care Society (SRLF) : In collaboration with the pediatric Association of French-speaking Anaesthetists and Intensivists (ADARPEF), French-speaking Group of Intensive Care and Paediatric emergencies (GFRUP) and Intensive Care physiotherapy society (SKR).SFAR/SRLF (with ADARPEF, GFRUP, SKR), 2019Guideline 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
- Low-cost versus high-fidelity pediatric simulators for difficult airway management training: a randomized study in continuing medical education.Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (Elsevier), 2023Guideline 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
- Laryngeal mask vs. laryngeal tube trial in paediatric patients (LaMaTuPe): a single-blinded, open-label, randomised-controlled trial.European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 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