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Archive >  Ambulatory Anesthesia 2010

Ready for That Difficult Airway?

8 ways to manage challenging intubations.

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

Your worst nightmare was just wheeled into the OR: a patient you can neither intubate nor ventilate. Secretions in the airway. Big tongue. You can't see much of anything. This has difficult airway written all over it. When seconds matter most, will you be prepared? Here's advice from anesthesia providers on how to quickly and safely secure a difficult airway.

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