Guideline
All India Difficult Airway Association 2025 guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway in paediatrics under general anaesthesia.
- Airway
- Cardiac arrest and resuscitation
- Difficult airway
- Intubation
- Medical
- Nursing
- Respiratory
- Tracheostomy
Summary
These AIDAA 2025 guidelines address the unanticipated difficult airway in children aged 1-12 years under general anaesthesia. They set out a circular algorithm allowing interchange between tracheal intubation attempts, second-generation supraglottic airway devices and face mask ventilation, with maintaining oxygenation as the overriding priority and early calling for help. Escalation to declaring complete ventilation failure and emergency surgical airway is described, with options depending on the child's age and availability of trained surgical support. Post-event care includes debriefing steps and issuing an Airway Alert Card to parents.
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