Anaes SAQs · Airway management
The airway emergency — recognition and the structured response
Final-viva question on the structured response to an airway emergency: recognition, the universal first response, differentiation of the specific emergencies, escalation to the lost airway and CICO, and the crisis-resource-management principles that govern the team.
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During an uneventful anaesthetic the peak airway pressure rises, the saturation begins to fall, and mask ventilation becomes difficult. Outline your immediate and subsequent management of this airway emergency.
Question
During an uneventful anaesthetic the peak airway pressure rises, the saturation begins to fall, and mask ventilation becomes difficult. Outline your immediate and subsequent management of this airway emergency[6][5].
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- [6]Karim HMR, et al. Letter to the Editor: Insight into emergency endotracheal intubation in critically ill and strategies beyond equipment. World J Crit Care Med, 2026.PMID 42272892