Complications of Airway Management

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Adverse Events Associated with Airway Management in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Japan Pediatric Difficult Airway in Anesthesia (J-PEDIA) Study

Optimisation of airway management strategies: a prospective before-and-after study on events related to airway management

A prospective, cohort evaluation of major and minor airway management complications during routine anaesthetic care at an academic medical centre

de Wit M, Peelen LM, van Wolfswinkel L, de Graaff JC. The incidence of postoperative respiratory complications: a retrospective analysis of cuffed vs uncuffed tracheal tubes in children 0-7 years of age. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Mar; 28(3): 210-217. PMID: 29436138

Chambers NA, Ramgolam A, Sommerfield D, et al. Cuffed vs. uncuffed tracheal tubes in children: a randomised controlled trial comparing leak, tidal volume and complications. Anaesthesia. 2018 Feb; 73(2): 160-168. PMID: 29168575

Intracranial placement of a nasotracheal tube after transnasal trans-sphenoidal surgery

Mapping the Epidemiology of Endotracheal Tube Obstruction: A Novel Approach Using a Vision-Based Tool

Accidental retropharyngeal dissection extending close to the right common carotid artery during nasotracheal intubation: a case report

Nasal mucosal injury following Nasal intubation

Retropharyngeal Dissection by Parker Flex-Tip Nasal Endotracheal Tube

Taylor CM, Friesen RH: Reducing laryngeal mask airway cuff pressure: A quality improvement project. Paediatr Anaesth 2018; 28: 568–569

Wallace CJ, Chambers NA, Erb TO, von Ungern-Sternberg BS: Pressure volume curves of paediatric laryngeal mask airways. Anaesthesia 2009; 64: 527–31

Yadav S, Rawal G: Unifying Endotracheal Intracuff-Pressure Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: Bridging the Gap Between Standardization and Neglect. Cureus 2024; 16: e56875

Pinzas LA, Bedwell JR, Ongkasuwan J: Glottic and Subglottic Injury and Development of Pediatric Airway Stenosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 168: 469–477

Ong M, Chambers NA, Hullet B, Erb TO, von Ungern-Sternberg BS: Laryngeal mask airway and tracheal tube cuff pressures in children: are clinical endpoints valuable for guiding inflation? Anaesthesia 2008; 63: 738–44

Adverse Events Associated with Airway Management in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Japan Pediatric Difficult Airway in Anesthesia (J-PEDIA) Study

EDITORIAL: Airway Management Issues in Japanese Children Are No Different: Insights from the J-PEDIA Study

Adverse event using Medtronic NIM™ EMG endotracheal tube on a patient receiving anesthesia for hemithyroidectomy: a case report

Endotracheal Tube Kinking

Intraoperative kinking of the intraoral portion of an endotracheal tube

Kinking of endotracheal tube during posterior fossa surgery

Intraoperative endotracheal tube kinking: clinical findings and early diagnosis

Straighten the neck when the tube is bent: Tackling endotracheal tube kink in the supine position

A simple solution to unexpected kinking of endotracheal tube

Intraoral kinking of an endotracheal tube during position change in a patient with tracheal deviation

Through and through the airway: optimising airway introducer use with videolaryngoscopy

Cuff Management

Regulation of Intracuff Pressure by Measurement of the Ratio of Expiratory to Inspiratory Tidal Volumes