From variance to guidance for awake tracheal intubation

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¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
² Department of Anaesthesia, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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M F Aziz et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Apr.

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. 2020 Apr;75(4):442-446.

doi: 10.1111/anae.14947. Epub 2019 Dec 11.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
² Department of Anaesthesia, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Keywords: awake intubation; difficult airway; flexible scope; intubation; videolaryngoscopy.

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Difficult Airway Society guidelines for awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults.
Ahmad I, El-Boghdadly K, Bhagrath R, Hodzovic I, McNarry AF, Mir F, O'Sullivan EP, Patel A, Stacey M, Vaughan D. Ahmad I, et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Apr;75(4):509-528. doi: 10.1111/anae.14904. Epub 2019 Nov 14. Anaesthesia. 2020. PMID: 31729018 Free PMC article.

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