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Mini Review - Anesthesiology and Clinical Science Research (2025) Volume 9, Issue 2

Advanced airway management: Tailored patient care

Kevin O’Neill*

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

*Corresponding Author:
Kevin O’Neill
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
E-mail: kevin.oneill@tcd.ie

Received : 02-Jun-2025, Manuscript No. aaacsr-218; Editor assigned : 04-Jun-2025, PreQC No. aaacsr-218(PQ); Reviewed : 24-Jun-2025, QC No aaacsr-218; Revised : 03-Jul-2025, Manuscript No. aaacsr-218(R); Published : 14-Jul-2025 , DOI : 10.35841/aaacsr-9.2.218

Citation: O’Neill K. Advanced airway management: Tailored patient care. aaacsr. 2025;09(02):218.

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Introduction

This review provides an overview of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults, emphasizing current best practices, equipment considerations, and strategies for managing difficult airways in this high-risk patient population. It touches on pre-intubation optimization, pharmacological agents, and post-intubation care, highlighting the need for a systematic approach to minimize complications.[1].

Here's a look at the unique challenges faced in prehospital airway management, covering innovations in techniques and equipment. The review discusses how different devices and protocols impact patient outcomes in uncontrolled environments, emphasizing rapid assessment and adaptable strategies for successful airway securement before hospital arrival.[2].

This review offers an updated perspective on managing difficult airways in adult patients, outlining various algorithms and clinical predictors. It delves into the utility of different tools, like videolaryngoscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and reinforces the importance of preparedness, skilled personnel, and structured approaches for anticipated and unanticipated difficult airways.[3].

What this really means is that videolaryngoscopy plays a crucial role in emergency department airway management. This systematic review and meta-analysis consolidates evidence on its effectiveness, showing improved first-pass success rates and reduced complications compared to direct laryngoscopy, particularly in patients with predicted or actual difficult airways.[4].

Here, a systematic review explores the optimal airway management strategies during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults. It compares the effectiveness of bag-mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation, and supraglottic airway devices, aiming to identify approaches that lead to better neurological outcomes and survival rates in this critical scenario.[5].

This narrative review focuses on managing airways during medical emergencies in pregnant women, highlighting physiological changes that make airway management more complex. It discusses specific considerations for intubation, oxygenation, and ventilation, emphasizing patient safety for both mother and fetus during critical interventions.[6].

This review summarizes current guidelines and recommendations for managing difficult airways in children. It covers age-specific anatomical and physiological considerations, the importance of pediatric-specific equipment, and systematic approaches to anticipate and manage difficult intubation scenarios in this vulnerable population.[7].

Let's break down airway management in trauma patients, where unique challenges like cervical spine immobilization and facial trauma often complicate procedures. This clinical review offers insights into rapid sequence intubation, alternative airway techniques, and damage control strategies essential for optimizing outcomes in severely injured individuals.[8].

This systematic review assesses the role of extraglottic airway devices (EGADs) in critical care settings. It evaluates their efficacy and safety for emergent airway management, rescue ventilation, and as a conduit for endotracheal intubation, providing guidance on their appropriate selection and utilization in various clinical situations.[9].

Here's the thing about videolaryngoscopy for obstetric anesthesia: this systematic review and meta-analysis explores its effectiveness. It compares videolaryngoscopy with direct laryngoscopy in pregnant patients, evaluating outcomes like first-attempt success rates and the incidence of complications during airway management for obstetric procedures.[10].

 

Conclusion

Airway management is a cornerstone of critical care and emergency medicine, involving diverse strategies tailored to specific patient populations and clinical scenarios. Reviews highlight the importance of systematic approaches to tracheal intubation in critically ill adults, emphasizing best practices, equipment, and managing difficult airways to minimize complications. Prehospital settings present unique challenges, necessitating innovative techniques, rapid assessment, and adaptable strategies for successful airway securement. Managing difficult airways is a recurring theme, with updated algorithms and tools like videolaryngoscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy crucial for adults. Similar considerations apply to children, where age-specific anatomy and specialized equipment are paramount, underscoring the need for structured approaches. Videolaryngoscopy consistently shows improved first-pass success rates and reduced complications compared to direct laryngoscopy, proving its utility across emergency departments and in obstetric anesthesia. Extraglottic airway devices also play a vital role in critical care for emergent management, rescue ventilation, and as intubation conduits. Specialized approaches are essential for particular groups. During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, reviews compare various airway strategies to enhance neurological outcomes and survival. Pregnant women require unique considerations due to physiological changes, focusing on maternal and fetal safety. Trauma patients, with complexities like cervical spine immobilization and facial trauma, benefit from rapid sequence intubation and damage control techniques. Collectively, these reviews underscore the dynamic nature of airway management, requiring continuous adaptation, advanced equipment, and specialized expertise to optimize patient outcomes across a wide spectrum of medical emergencies.

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