In this episode of Critical Matters, we will discuss the management of the difficult airway.

Our guest is Dr. Thomas Heidegger. Dr. Heidegger practices anesthesia and intensive care medicine. He is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesia, Spital Grabs, in Grabs and the Department of Anesthesiology, and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, in Bern – both in Switzerland.

Additional Resources:

Management of the Difficult Airway: https://bit.ly/2T0mXsj

Major Complications of Airway Management - Fourth National Audit Project (NAP4): https://bit.ly/2UwJZHT

Understanding Sensitivity and Specificity with the Right Side of the Brain: https://bit.ly/3gOqF1h

Canadian Airway Focus Group Updates Consensus-Based Recommendations for Management of Difficult Airways: https://bit.ly/3h0tkUt

Video - Face Mask Ventilation - Two-Handed Technique: https://bit.ly/3w0RNPj

Video - Emergent Surgical Airway (Cricothyrotomy): https://bit.ly/3zPsAKx

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

West Pulmonary Physiology: The Essentials: by John B. West and Andrew M. Luks; https://amzn.to/3gOdfm8

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://amzn.to/3d4bnTN

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman: https://amzn.to/35KpdXJ