Open AccessDevelopment and Multidisciplinary Preliminary Validation of a 3-Dimensional–Printed Pediatric Airway Model for Emergency Airway Front-of-Neck Access Procedures
Author(s) -
Kevin J. Kovatch,
Allison R. Powell,
Kevin Green,
Chelsea L. Reighard,
Glenn E. Green,
Virginia T. Gauger,
Deborah M. Rooney,
David Zopf
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003774
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , airway , airway management , anesthesiology , multidisciplinary approach , medical physics , intubation , surgery , anesthesia , social science , sociology
Pediatric-specific difficult airway guidelines include algorithms for 3 scenarios: unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation, difficult mask ventilation, and cannot intubate/cannot ventilate. While rare, these instances may require front-of-neck access (FONA) to secure an airway until a definitive airway can be established. The aim of this study was to develop a pediatric FONA simulator evaluated by both anesthesiology and otolaryngology providers, promoting multidisciplinary airway management.