Endotracheal tube cuff leak
Endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff leaks vary from trivial problems to life-threatening emergencies. Detectable air leaks affect up to 11% of ICU patients
Category CCC
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Airway and Cervical Spine Injury
Airway and Cervical Spine Injury. about 30% of trauma patients (depending on the study) require intubation <30 minutes of arrival in ED. airway management must take into account the risk of coexistent cervical spine injury, the mantra being "airway management with cervical spine stabilisation"
Airway Management in Major Trauma
airway obstruction or disruption is an important cause of death and morbidity in major trauma, although intubation may be indicate for a number of other reasons
Pre-hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
This video is from the Greater Sydney Area HEMS blogpost on Rapid Sequence Intubation in Retrieval Medicine
Paediatric Airway
The paediatric airway differs from that of adults in terms of anatomy, and there are important management implications
Intubation in Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
Intubation in Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage may be complicated by obscured laryngeal exposure due to blood or vomitus
Tracheo-esophageal fistula
Tracheo-esophageal fistula the most important cause of an inspiratory air leak in an intubated / tracheostomsied patient
Coroner’s clot
OVERVIEW The ‘Coroner’s clot’ is an occult clot of blood remaining in the nasopharynx behind the soft palate following local surgery or trauma that has the potential to cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation/ removal of a supraglottic airway device (SAD) So named…
Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD)
Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD) is the term coined by Jim Du Canto and colleagues for a suction technique used to preventing airway soiling during laryngoscopy when there is profuse regurgitation
Unplanned extubation
Unplanned extubation of mechanically ventilated patients is relatively common ( 0·5% to 14·2% of ICU patients in most studies, higher in a few outliers)
Video laryngoscopy
Video laryngoscopy: multiple types of video-assisted laryngoscope devices are available. Four step procedure (Mouth - Screen - Mouth - Screen):
Upper Airway Obstruction in a Child
This is an airway emergency with upper airway obstruction in a paediatric patient.