Lesson 8 - Surgical Airway: MICU Fellows Airway Course

Desperate times demand... Everything we have discussed up to this point is geared towards avoiding the need for a surgical airway. We assess the airway carefully, make preparations, have good teamwork, and we master the art of mask ventilation, including using the LMA. We practice good laryngoscopy, practice with the Glidescope, and gain facility with the fiberoptic. And we do ALL of this so we don’t have to emergently perform surgical entry to the trachea. And with any luck, you will NEVER have to