Paediatric difficult airway management: Difference between revisions

useful equipment for managing difficult airways is stored according

to the step-wise approach to managing a difficult airway.

For example, using the algorithms presented in this review, the difficult

airway cart could consist of a series of drawers or boxes containing:

Whatever the availability and variety of equipment, the difficult airway

cart (or boxes) should always be stored in the same place, close to the

anticipated difficult airway; and can be quickly fetched when faced

with an unexpected problem.

Unexpected difficult airways in paediatric practice are rare. Many

problems can be prevented by routine pre-operative airway assessment,