Updated guideline on equipment to manage difficult airways: Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Yasmin Endlich^{1

2

3}, Phillipa J Hore⁴, Paul A Baker^{5

6}, Linda A Beckmann⁷, William P Bradley^{8

9}, Kah L E Chan⁷, Gordon A Chapman^{10

11}, Christopher G A Jephcott¹², Peter S Kruger¹³, Alastair Newton^{14

15}, Peter Roessler¹⁶

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¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
² Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia.
³ Faculty of Anaesthesia, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁶ Department of Anaesthesia, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁷ Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Australia.
⁸ Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia.
⁹ Faculty of Anaesthesia, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
¹¹ Faculty of Anaesthesia, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
¹² Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
¹³ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
¹⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
¹⁵ Retrieval Services Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
¹⁶ Safety and Advocacy Unit, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 35722809
DOI: 10.1177/0310057X221082664

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Updated guideline on equipment to manage difficult airways: Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Yasmin Endlich et al. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;50(6):430-446.

doi: 10.1177/0310057X221082664. Epub 2022 Jun 19.

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
² Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia.
³ Faculty of Anaesthesia, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁶ Department of Anaesthesia, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁷ Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Australia.
⁸ Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia.
⁹ Faculty of Anaesthesia, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
¹¹ Faculty of Anaesthesia, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
¹² Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
¹³ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
¹⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
¹⁵ Retrieval Services Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
¹⁶ Safety and Advocacy Unit, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 35722809
DOI: 10.1177/0310057X221082664

Abstract

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) recently reviewed and updated the guideline on equipment to manage a difficult airway. An ANZCA-established document development group, which included representatives from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand, performed the review, which is based on expert consensus, an extensive literature review, and bi-nationwide consultation. The guideline (PG56(A) 2021, https://www.anzca.edu.au/getattachment/02fe1a4c-14f0-4ad1-8337-c281d26bfa17/PS56-Guideline-on-equipment-to-manage-difficult-airways) is accompanied by a detailed background paper (PG56(A)BP 2021, https://www.anzca.edu.au/getattachment/9ef4cd97-2f02-47fe-a63a-9f74fa7c68ac/PG56(A)BP-Guideline-on-equipment-to-manage-difficult-airways-Background-Paper), from which the current recommendations are reproduced on behalf of, and with the permission of, ANZCA. The updated 2021 guideline replaces the 2012 version and aims to provide an updated, objective, informed, transparent, and evidence-based review of equipment to manage difficult airways.

Keywords: Airway management; anaesthesia; critical care; difficult airway trolley; emergency airway; guidelines; patient safety.

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