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JOSEPH C. GABEL PROFESSOR & CHAIR ∣ DEPT. OF ANESTHESIOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT HOUSTON
MEDICAL DIRECTOR ∣ PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TX
CARIN A. HAGBERG, MD
ASA Guideline Review Management of the Difficult Airway
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EQUIPMENT Aircraft Medical
Ambu A/S Clarus Medical
Cook Cookgas
Intersurgical Karl Storz Endoscopy
King Systems LMA North America
Mercury Medical Verathon
RESEARCH GRANTS Karl Storz Endoscopy
King Systems Ambu
SPEAKERS’ BUREAU LMA North America
Ambu A/S Cook
UNPAID CONSULTANT Ambu
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Lecture Objectives
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‣ Review specifics of revised ASA DA guidelines
‣ Review basics of a preoperative airway exam
‣ Discuss appropriate options for CVCI situation
‣ Discuss appropriate options for extubation of the difficult airway
‣ Communication of DA to future caregivers
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The clinical situation in which a conventionally trained
anesthesiologist experiences difficulty with FMV of the upper
airway, tracheal intubation, or both.
Represents a complex interaction between patient
factors, the clinical setting, and the skills of the practitioner.
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Difficult Airway
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APSF Survey Results Identify Safety Issues Priority
Difficult Airway Management
Cost-Saving: Production Pressure
Anesthesia Delivery: Remote Sites
Anesthesia Delivery: Office-Based
Neurologic Deficit Due to Anes Touch
Coronary Heart Disease (pts)
Occupational Stress
Fatigue
Medication Errors
Cost-Saving Time for Pre-Op Eval 52
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Airway - Still #1
Stoelting, RK: APSF Newsletter 1999; 14:6
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Practice Guidelines Management of the Difficult Airway
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‣ Systematically developed recommendations that assist the practitioner in making decisions
‣ Purpose to facilitate management of the DA & reduce the likelihood of adverse outcomes
‣ Not intended as standards of care or absolute requirements
‣ Revised & updated the 1993 and 2003 publication of ASA’s guidelines for management of the DA
Anesthesiology 2003 98:1269-77
An updated report by the ASA task force
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Airway history should be conducted on all patients, if
feasible.
Intent is to detect medical, surgical, & anesthetic factors that
may indicate DA.
Examine previous MR, if available in a timely manner.
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Patient History
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ESSENTIAL ROUTINE PREOPERATIVE AIRWAY EVALUATION
1) Length of upper incisors!
2) Involuntary: maxillary teeth anterior to mandibular teeth!
3) Voluntary: protrusion of mandibular teeth anterior to maxillary teeth - lip bite test !
4) Interincisor distance <4 cm!
5) Oropharyngeal class (MP 3 or 4)!
6) Narrowness of palate!
7) Mandibular space compliance
8) Mandibular space length!9) Length of neck!10) Head/Neck ROM!11) Thickness of neck
TMD <6 cm
SMD <12
? >40 cm
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Identify patients w/ individual predictors
Determine any combinations of predictors that may lead to difficulty
Perform additional testing & obtain preop consultation
Review w/ expert(s) to formulate plan for airway management
Ability to better acurately predict should reduce number of adverse outcomes & improve safety of airway management
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Does the airway exam predict difficult intubation?
In Fleisher L (ed). Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology. W.B. Saunders, 2004; 34-46
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Neck Circumference
Brodsky JB, Lemmens HJM, Brock-Utne JG, Vierra M, Saidman LI; Morbid Obesity & Tracheal Intubation. Anesth Analg; 2002; 94:732-6.
100 Patients - BMI >40 kg/m2 - Elective surgery
PreOperative Measurements - TMD, SMD - Height, Weight - Neck circumference
Aim to identify factors that complicate DL & intubation
Intubation Difficulties Neither absolute obesity nor BMI
Large neck circumference & high Mallampati scores
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Anesthesiology 2013 118:251-70.
Other options include (not limited to): surgery utilizing face mask or SGA anesthesia (LMA, ILMA, laryngeal tube), local anesthesia infiltration or regional nerve blockade. Pursuit of these options usually implies that mask ventilation will not be problematic. Therefore, these options may be of limited value if this step in the algorithm has been reached via the Emergency Pathway.
Invasive airway access includes surgical or percutaneous airway, jet ventilation, & retrograde intubation.
Alternative DI approaches include (not limited to): video-assisted laryngoscopy, alternative laryngoscope blades, SGA (LMA, ILMA) as an intubation conduit (w/ or w/out fiberoptic guidance), fiberoptic intubation, intubating stylet or tube changer, light wand, retrograde intubation, and blind oral or nasal intubation.
Consider re-preparation of the patient for awake intubation or canceling surgery.
Emergency non-invasive airway ventilation consists of a SGA.
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Face Mask Ventilation Not Adequate
Consider/Attempt SGA
SGA AdequateSGA NOT Adequate
Emergency, Non-Invasive Airway Ventilation
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EMERGENCY AIRWAY PATHWAY
Call for Help
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Langeron O, MD, PhD, Masso E, MD, Huraux C, MD, Guggiari M, Bianchi A, MD, Coriat, MD, Riou B, MD, PhD Anesthesiology 2009; 92:1229-36
Prediction of Difficult Mask Ventilation ‣ Prospective study
- 1,502 pts - French university hospital
‣ DMV: inability to maintain O2 sat >92% or prevent/reverse signs of inadequate ventilation during PPMV under GA
‣ Incidence 5%
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Difficult Mask Ventilation Pre-Operative Risk Factors
M: mask seal
O: BMI >26 kg/m2
A: Age >55 yrs
N: Lack of teeth
S: History of snoring
>2 risk factors markedly increases risk
Langeron O, MD et al. Anesthesiology 2000; 92:1229-36
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Techniques for Difficult Intubation
‣ Esophageal tracheal combitube
‣ Intratracheal jet stylet
‣ Invasive airway access
‣ Laryngeal mask airway
‣ Oral & nasopharyngeal airways
‣ Rigid ventilating bronchoscope
‣ Transtracheal jet ventilation
‣ Two-person mask ventilation
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2 person effort
Large oropharyngeal and/or nasopharyngeal airways
Triple Airway Maneuver
- T: tilt head - A: advance mandible - M: mouth open
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Optimal Attempt at BMV
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Actively pursue opportunites to deliver supplemental oxygen
throughout the process of difficult airway management.
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Anesthesiology 2003; 98:1269-77
Alveolar Oxygen Delivery
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It is not possible to visualize any portion
of the VC after multiple attempts at
conventional laryngoscopy
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Incidence 1.5-3%
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Difficult Laryngoscopy
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Predicts easy intubation in 95% of cases
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<3% need any intubation adjuncts
Likely to require gum
elastic bougie, but no other
adjuncts
easy
COOK MODIFICATION CORMACK-LEHANE CLASSIFICATION
Cook TM; Anesthesia 2000; 55:274-9
grade 1
grade 2a
Associated w/ difficult intubation in 75% of
cases !
Specialist intubation techniques are likely required
restricted difficult
grade 2b
grade 3a
grade 3b
grade 4
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R.A.M.P.
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Nissen IPAD
Troop Elevation Pillow
Helps maximize upper airway patency
Improves ventilation mechanics
Lengthens apneic time period to critical hypoxia in massive obesity
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Difficult Tracheal Intubation
Tracheal intubation requires multiple attempts, in the presence or absence of
tracheal pathology
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Incidence 1.2-3.8%
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Oral Axis (OA), Paryngeal Axis (PA) & Laryngeal Axis (LA) must be aligned to facilitate viewing of glottis by DI
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Sniffing Position
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‣ Alternative laryngoscope blades
‣ Awake intubation
‣ Blind intubation (oral/nasal)
‣ Fiberoptic intubation
‣ Intubating stylet-tube changer
‣ Invasive airway access
‣ Light wand
‣ Retrograde intubation
‣ Video Laryngoscopy
Techniques for Difficult Intubation
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Consider the relative merits & feasibility of 3 basic management choices:
vsAwake Intubation
Non-Invasive Technique!Initial Intubation Approach
Spontaneous Ventilation!Preservation
Intubation Attempts After!GA Induction
Spontaneous Ventilation!Ablation
Invasive Technique!Initial Intubation Approachvs
vs
Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy!Initial Intubation Approach
Difficult Airway Algorithm
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Develop primary & alternative strategies
Difficult Airway Algorithm
Awake Intubation
Airway Secured Surgical Access
SUCCEED
Airway Approached Non-Surgical
FAIL
Cancel Case Consider feasibility of Other Options
Surgical Airway
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Intubation Attempts After GA
Initial Intubation Attempts
Consider/Attempt LMA
Adequate Inadequate
EMERGENCY PATHWAYNON-EMERGENCY PATHWAY
SUCCEED FAIL
Face Mask Ventilation Adequate
Face Mask Ventilation Inadequate
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Patient Anesthetized, Intubation Unsuccessful
Non-Emergency Pathway
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Alternative Approaches to Intubation
FAIL After Multiple Attempts
Invasive Airway Access
Consider Feasibility of Other Options
Awaken Patient
SUCCEED
Mask Ventilation Adequate
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‣ Invasive airway access includes: - Surgical or percutaneous tracheostomy
or cricothyrotomy
‣ Other options include (not limited to): - Surgery utilizing face mask or LMA
anesthesia - LA infiltration - Regional nerve block
‣ Consider re-preparation of the patient for awake intubation or canceling surgery
Alternative Approaches to Intubation Fail After Multiple Attempts
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Difficult Airway Recognized
Surgery Can Be Done Under RA
surgery cannot be quickly terminated
good airway access patient agrees to
awake TI if RA fails
poor airway access
RA acceptable RA unacceptable
all patient positions access to airway not
important
surgery can be quickly terminated
RA acceptable
RA FAILS
cancel case awake TI redo RA
GA
RA FAILS
cooperative patient
noncooperative patient
awake TI
GA
ASA DA Algorithm
GA Plan B ready to go
!In Benumof JL(ed): Airway Management Principles & Practice. St.Louis, Mosby-Year Book,1996,150.
DA difficult airway RA regional anesthesia GA general anesthesia TI tracheal intubation
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Beware the inexperienced, ambitious clinician, who offers to help
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Emergency Pathway
Ventilation Inadequate Intubation Unsuccessful
Emergency, Non-Invasive Airway Ventilation
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CALL FOR HELP
SUCCEED FAIL
Invasive Airway Access
(b)*
Consider Feasibility of Other Options (a)
Awaken Patient (d)
Emergency, Invasive Airway Access (b)*
ONE MORE INTUBATION
ATTEMPT
Options for emergency, non-invasive airway ventilation include (not limited to): rigid bronchoscope,
Combitube, TTJ, LMA ventilation
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Both will likely work as ventilatory mechanisms
Both can be inserted blindly
Few complications w/their use
Combitube often unfamiliar & unavailable
Proseal & other SGA’s
Consideration of intubation conduit
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LMA & Combitube
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NON-PATHOLOGICAL ‣ Natural Anatomy
- Tongue ‣ Supralaryngeal ventilatory mechanism
- LMA, etc - Other alternative SLA
PATHOLOGICAL ‣ Abnormal Anatomy
- Cancer - Hematoma - Abscess - Edema
‣ Subglottic ventilatory mechanism - Rigid bronch, TTJV - Surgical airway
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Airway Obstruction
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Able to ventilate below obstruction
Inexperienced
Risk of trauma to posterior wall of
trachea
Often unavailable
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Rigid Bronchoscopy
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Comparison of Flexible Fiberscope & Rigid Bronchoscope
FF RBIPreparation time Longer ShorterVisualization of tube passage No YesSuccess rate of intubation High HighMechanical strength Lower HigherEndoscopic orientation Poorer BetterIntegrated suction channel Yes NoRetromolar route No YesNasal route Yes NoMobile light source (battery, adapter)
Available AvailableLearning curve Flatter SteeperCosts (acquisition, repair) Higher Lower
!Rudolph C, et al; Minerva Anestesiol 2007; 73:567-74
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Retrograde Intubation
‣ Techniques: classic, silk, guide wire, & FOB
‣ Safe, effective, & fast when technique is familiar
‣Useful whenever anatomic limitations obscure glottic opening (pathology, CSI, upper airway trauma)
‣CAN VENTILATE situations
Techniques include classic, silk, guide wire (≥ 70 cm), and FOB
Safe, effective and fast when technique is familiar
Useful whenever anatomic limitations obscure glottic opening (pathology, CSI, upper airway trauma)
CAN VENTILATE situations
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Transtracheal Jet Ventilation
‣ May be performed via catheter (cric or AEC) or via bronchoscope (rigid or flexible)
‣ Techniques vary with type of procedure
‣ Vigilance is of the essence
‣ OPEN THE AIRWAY!!!
May be performed via a catheter (cric or AEC) or via a bronchoscope (rigid or flexible)
Technique varies with type
of procedure Vigilance is of the essence Enk oxygen flow modulator
OPEN THE AIRWAY !!!!
May be perform
ed via a catheter (cric or A
EC
) or via a bronchoscope (rigid or flexible)
Technique varies with type
of procedure
Vigilance is of the essence
Enk oxygen flow
modulator
OPEN
THE AIR
WAY !!!!
May be performed via a catheter (cric or AEC) or via a bronchoscope (rigid or flexible)
Technique varies with type
of procedure Vigilance is of the essence Enk oxygen flow modulator
OPEN THE AIRWAY !!!!
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Transtracheal Jet Ventilation
‣ Often unavailable
‣ Used inappropriately
‣ Significant risk of barotrauma - Too large TV - Too short exhalation phase - Catheter dislodgement
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Site Inferior CTM
Methods Needle
Percutaneous Surgical
Equipment Scalpel Tube Finger
curved blunt dilator
tracheal hook
trousseau tracheal dilator
Cricothyrotomy Final CVCI Option
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Laryngeal/tracheal disruption
Upper airway abscess or obstruction
Combined mandibular
maxillary fractures
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Surgical Technique First Choice
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Extubation & ASA Task Force Recommendations
Consider relative merits of awake vs. deep extubation
Evaluate factors that may interfere w/upper airway patency
Formulate a plan for immediate reintubation if the airway becomes compromised
Consider a jet stylet
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Anesthesiology 2003; 98:1269-77
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Awake extubation
Anesthetized (deep) extubation
Extubating after positive “cuff leak test”
Extubating when expert help is available
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Standard Approaches
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Setting & Circumstances
Surgical Procedure
Type of anesthetic
Cardiorespiratory stability
Underlying patient disease
Establishment of present airway
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Important Considerations
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Lorraine Foley, MD, Tufts Medical School
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Anticipate the possibility of DA management by performance of a
thorough pre-op airway assessment
Secure the airway awake if difficulty is suspected
Have a back-up plan(s) if the initial plan to secure the airway fails
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ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm Take Home Messages
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Experience Matters.
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Summary
‣ Algorithms only serve as guidelines
‣ Become educated
‣ Equipment must be available
‣ Practice, practice, practice!!
‣ Do what works BEST for you
‣ You CAN make a difference!!