A view on pediatric airway management : a cross sectional survey study

BACKGROUND: This survey aimed to investigate routine practices and approaches of clinicians on pediatric airway in anesthesia and intensive care medicine.

METHODS: A 20-question multiple-choice questionnaire with the possibility to provide open text answers was developed and sent. The survey was sent to the members of European Airway Management Society via a web-based platform. Responses were analyzed thematically. Only the answers from one representative of the pediatric service of each hospital was included into the analysis.

RESULTS: Among the members, 143 physicians responded the survey, being anesthesiologists (83.2%), intensivists (11.9%), emergency medicine physicians (2.1%), and (2.8%) pain medicine practitioners. A straight blade was preferred by 115 participants (80.4%) in newborns, whereas in infants 86 (60.1%) indicated a curved blade and 55 (38.5%) a straight blade. Uncuffed tracheal tube were preferred by 115 participants (80.4%) in newborns, whereas 24 (16.8%) used cuffed tubes. Approximately 2/3 of the participants (89, 62.2%) reported not to use routinely a cuff manometer in their clinical practice, whereas 54 participants (37.8%) use it routinely in pediatric patients. Direct laryngoscopy for routine pediatric tracheal intubation was reported by 127 participants (88.8%), while 16 (11.2%) reported using videolaryngoscopes routinely. Interestingly, 39 (27.3%) had never performed neither videolaryngoscopy nor flexible bronchoscopy in children. These results were significantly less in hospitals with a dedicated pediatric anesthesiologist.

CONCLUSIONS: This survey on airway management in pediatric anesthesia revealed that the use of cuffed tubes and the routine monitoring of cuff pressure are rare. In addition, the rate of videolaryngoscopy or flexible optical intubation was low for expected difficult intubation. Our survey highlights the need for properly trained pediatric anesthesiologists working in-line with updated scientific evidence.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:88

Enthalten in:

Minerva anestesiologica - 88(2022), 12 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 982-993

Sprache:

Englisch

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Saracoglu, Ayten [VerfasserIn]
Saracoglu, Kemal T [VerfasserIn]
Sorbello, Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Kurdi, Raghad [VerfasserIn]
Greif, Robert [VerfasserIn]
European Airway Management Society [VerfasserIn]
Abitagaoglu, Suheyla [Sonstige Person]
Akin, Mine [Sonstige Person]
Aksu, Ahmet [Sonstige Person]
Aladag, Ebru [Sonstige Person]
Alagoz, Ali [Sonstige Person]
Alanoglu, Zekeriyya [Sonstige Person]
Alicikuş Tuncel, Zeliha [Sonstige Person]
Altinişik, Hatice B [Sonstige Person]
Ambrosoli, Andrea L [Sonstige Person]
Amella, Salvatore [Sonstige Person]
Andrašovský, Andrej [Sonstige Person]
Andreotti, Alberto [Sonstige Person]
Arici, Ayse G [Sonstige Person]
Armstrong, James [Sonstige Person]
Arslan, Baris [Sonstige Person]
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Aydogmuş, Irem [Sonstige Person]
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Begec, Zekine [Sonstige Person]
Belete, Amare [Sonstige Person]
Belludi, Rajeev [Sonstige Person]
Bianco, Marietta C [Sonstige Person]
Bilgin, Mehmet U [Sonstige Person]
Biricik, Ebru [Sonstige Person]
Brueggeney, Maren Kleine [Sonstige Person]
Bunjaku, Doruntina [Sonstige Person]
Buyukkocak, Unase [Sonstige Person]
Catineau, Jean [Sonstige Person]
Cebrián, Consuelo García [Sonstige Person]
Chinnappa, Surendra M [Sonstige Person]
Cicekci, Aruk [Sonstige Person]
Corte-Ballester, Jose [Sonstige Person]
Cuéllar Martínez, Ana B [Sonstige Person]
Caglar, Tugba [Sonstige Person]
Calişir, Feyza [Sonstige Person]
Cokay Abut, Yesim [Sonstige Person]
Delen, Leman A [Sonstige Person]
Deligoz, Ozlem [Sonstige Person]
Demirgan, Serdar [Sonstige Person]
Distefano, Roberta [Sonstige Person]
Dmytriiev, Dmytro [Sonstige Person]
Duarte, Leticia [Sonstige Person]
Ece, Cem [Sonstige Person]
El-Tahan, Mohamed [Sonstige Person]
El-Hatib, Mohamed [Sonstige Person]
Erdogan Ari, Dilek [Sonstige Person]
Erkalp, Kerem [Sonstige Person]
Erol, Derya [Sonstige Person]
Erturk, Engin [Sonstige Person]
Frada, Rita [Sonstige Person]
Fuchs, Alexander [Sonstige Person]
Garini, Eleana [Sonstige Person]
Gecici, Mehmet E [Sonstige Person]
Giallongo, Mariachiara [Sonstige Person]
Gomes, Cristina [Sonstige Person]
Gurbuz, Hande [Sonstige Person]
Has Selmi, Nazan [Sonstige Person]
Hasani, Antigona [Sonstige Person]
Hernandez Cera, Clara [Sonstige Person]
Hilker, Tatjana [Sonstige Person]
Horatanaruang, Duenpen [Sonstige Person]
Huitink, Johannes [Sonstige Person]
Karaaslan, Pelin [Sonstige Person]
Karaveli, Arzu [Sonstige Person]
Karisik, Marijana [Sonstige Person]
Kavas, Ayse D [Sonstige Person]
Kaya, Ahmet [Sonstige Person]
Kendigelen, Pinar [Sonstige Person]
Kilinc, Gökhan [Sonstige Person]
Koc, Suna [Sonstige Person]
Dilmen, Ozlem [Sonstige Person]
Kozanhan, Betul [Sonstige Person]
Kupeli, Ilke [Sonstige Person]
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Lleshi, Albert [Sonstige Person]
Loizou, Marilia [Sonstige Person]
Luanpholcharoenchai, Jutarat [Sonstige Person]
Martinez, Vicente [Sonstige Person]
Matoshi, Dafina [Sonstige Person]
Maurya, Indubala [Sonstige Person]
Meco, Basak C [Sonstige Person]
Michalek, Pavel [Sonstige Person]
Milić, Morena [Sonstige Person]
Mitre, Ileana [Sonstige Person]
Montealegre, Fernando [Sonstige Person]
Nair, Abhijit [Sonstige Person]
Nallbani, Rajmonda [Sonstige Person]
Ng, Agnes [Sonstige Person]
Oc, Bahar [Sonstige Person]
Ok, Gulay [Sonstige Person]
Olguner, Cimen [Sonstige Person]
Ozkan, Derya [Sonstige Person]
Oksuz, Gözen [Sonstige Person]
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Date Completed 01.12.2022

Date Revised 05.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.23736/S0375-9393.22.16445-X

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NLM343541769