Implementation of a difficult airway rapid response team: a Brazilian experience

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Department of Anesthesiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: bernard.barban@einstein.br.
² Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Department of Anesthesiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
³ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Department of Care Practice, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Integrated Hospital Care Unit, Anesthesiology Department, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
⁵ Intensive Care Departament from Albert Einstein Hospital São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁶ Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Discipline of Anesthesiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Bernard Marcel Barban et al. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2026.

. 2026 Mar 6;76(2):844741.

doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2026.844741. Online ahead of print.

¹ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Department of Anesthesiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: bernard.barban@einstein.br.
² Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Department of Anesthesiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
³ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Department of Care Practice, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Integrated Hospital Care Unit, Anesthesiology Department, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
⁵ Intensive Care Departament from Albert Einstein Hospital São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁶ Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Discipline of Anesthesiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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