Table 3 Difficult airway kita
Stage II A: Maximising the chances of successful intubation. Stage II B: Improving conditions for face mask ventilation. | |
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1 | Specialist/alternative laryngoscopes e.g. McCoy, optical laryngoscope, and/or video laryngoscope and/or optical stylet. |
2 | Full set of malleable airway stylets and introducers e.g. gum elastic bougie |
3 | Full set of oropharyngeal airways (in various sizes), additionally recommended full set of nasopharyngeal airways (in various sizes). |
4 | Tables containing recommended sizes of tracheal tubes and recommended depth of their insertion (age-related). |
5 | Drugs: rocuronium, suxamethonium, atropine, sugammadex. |
Stage III A: Use of SAD Stage III B: Intubation through SAD | |
6 | Full set of supraglottic airways devices of in various sizes, preferred double-lumen laryngeal mask airways (LMA, ILMA) with a gastric channel. |
7 | Table containing recommended sizes of LMA. |
Stage IV: Front-of-neck access. | |
8 | Original cricothyroidotomy kitb e.g. Quicktrach, Mini-Trach in various sizes, and/or 6G intravenous cannula for alternative needle cricothyroidotomy. |
9 | Original retrograde intubation set e.g. Cook® Retrograde Intubation Set in various sizes and/or Tuohy needle and cannulation set (Seldinger technique) for alternative retrograde intubation. |
10 | Full set of tracheostomy tubes in various sizes. |
11 | Additional equipment: scalpel, sterile gauze/swab, skin disinfectant, sterile gloves in various sizes. |
Additionally recommended. | |
12 | Manujet III device. |
13 | Fibre-optic scope with complete kit of different sizes (essential for the management of anticipated difficult airway). |