SAS PHYSIOLOGICALLY DIFFICULT AIRWAY resources

Below are links to resources referred to in the Safe Airway Society plenary session on the physiologically difficult airway at SAS2024.

key publications

Tracheal Intubation in critically ill adults with a physiologically difficult airway. An international Delphi study. 2024

PROXI Trial: Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation during Emergency Intubation. 2024

HINOP2 Study: Pre-oxygenation using high flow humidified nasal oxygen or face mask oxygen in pregnant people - a prospective randomised crossover non-inferiority study. 2024

Effectiveness of pre oxygenation strategies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. 2024

Cochrane Review: Oxygenation during the apnoeic phase preceding intubation in adults in prehospital, emergency department, intensive care and operating theatre environments. 2023

INTUBE: Intubation Practices and Adverse Peri-Intubation Events in Critically Ill Patients from 20 Countries. 2021

Pre-oxygenation using high-flow nasal oxygen vs. tight facemask during rapid sequence induction: What is really being compared? 2021

Evaluation &. Management of the Physiologically Difficult Airway: Consensus Recommendations From Society for Airway Management. 2020

Use of End Tidal Oxygen Monitoring to Assess Preoxygenation During Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Emergency Department. 2019

The effectiveness of apneic oxygenation during tracheal intubation in various clinical settings: a narrative review. 2017

Understanding preoxygenation and apneic oxygenation during incubation in the critically ill. 2017

Assessment of Common Preoxygenation Strategies Outside of the Operating Room Environment. 2016

Flush Rate Oxygen for Emergency Airway Preoxygenation. 2016

Vortex Approach resources

Safe Apnoea Time: including video of comparison of different preoxygenation techniques