Tracheal intubation in critically ill adults with a physiologically difficult airway. An international Delphi study.
Kunal KaramchandaniPrashant NasaMary JarzebowskiDavid J BrewsterAudrey De JongPhilippe R BauerLauren BerkowCalvin A BrownLuca CabriniJonathan CaseyTim CookJigeeshu Vasishtha DivatiaLaura V DugganLouise EllardBegum ErganMalin Jonsson FagerlundJonathan GatwardRobert GreifAndy HiggsSamir JaberDavid JanzAaron M JoffeBoris JungGeorge KovacsArthur KwizeraJohn G LaffeyJean-Baptiste LascarrouJ Adam LawStuart MarshallBrendan A McGrathJarrod M MosierDaniel PerinOriol RocaAmélie RolléVincenzo RussottoJohn C SaklesGentle S ShresthaNathan J SmischneyMassimiliano SorbelloAvery TungCraig S JabaleySheila Nainan Myatranull nullPublished in: Intensive care medicine (2024)
Using a Delphi method, agreement among a panel of international experts was reached for 53 statements providing guidance to clinicians worldwide on safe tracheal intubation practices in patients with a physiologically difficult airway to help improve patient outcomes. Well-designed studies are needed to assess the effects of these practice statements and address the remaining uncertainties.