Abstract
Recent Difficult Airway Society (DAS) awake tracheal intubation (ATI) guidelines 1 recommend that ‘effective (lidocaine) topicalisation must be established and tested ’ and that ‘sedation must not be used as a substitute for inadequate airway topicalisation ’. We are concerned this is a flawed approach that may, of itself, precipitate airway obstruction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1259-1260 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Anaesthesia |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 24 Jun 2020 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |