Open AccessDifficult Airway Response Team
Author(s) -
Lynette Mark,
Kurt Herzer,
Renee Cover,
Vinciya Pandian,
Nasir I. Bhatti,
Lauren Berkow,
Elliott R. Haut,
Alexander T. Hillel,
Christina Miller,
David FellerKopman,
Adam Schiavi,
Yanjun Xie,
Christine Lim,
Christine G. Holzmueller,
Mueen Ahmad,
Patricia A. Thomas,
Paul W. Flint,
Marek A. Mirski
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000000691
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , airway management , medical emergency , patient safety , emergency department , health care , nursing , surgery , economics , economic growth
Difficult airway cases can quickly become emergencies, increasing the risk of life-threatening complications or death. Emergency airway management outside the operating room is particularly challenging.