Management of the airway in intensive care

This article outlines some of the specific difficulties faced by clinicians in ICU and attempts to provide some guidance as to how these may be overcome, or at least abated. Drug choices are discussed, as are equipment choices. A suggestion for a difficult airway algorithm for use in the ICU is put forward. The timing of tracheostomy is discussed. Finally, the importance of the team and the human factors that are at play are touched upon.
Source: Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research