#JanuAirway Day 9. A short one today, but such an important one, linking in with yesterday β Face Mask Ventilation. Hereβs a #OnePager covering the basics of this core skill β adapted from a fantastic article by @lowebrad & Craig Lyons (bjaed.org) 1/5
#JanuAirway Why? Face mask ventilation can be a primary or a rescue technique β but it can be difficult (incidence approx. 1%) or impossible (approx. 0.05%). Know what may cause difficulty
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#JanuAirway There are many different grips. Here are a few common ones. Which do you prefer? 3/5
Here are some papers / links that you might find interesting: -
1. bjaed.org
2. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
3. associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
If you have any others of interest, tweet them to us for inclusion next time!
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1. bjaed.org
2. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
3. associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
If you have any others of interest, tweet them to us for inclusion next time!
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The DIFFMASK score for predicting difficult facemask ventilation: a cohort study of 46,804 patients
Facemask ventilation is an essential part of airway management. Correctly predicting difficulties in...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10781266/
Prediction of difficult mask ventilation - PubMed
In a general adult population, DMV was reported in 5% of the patients. A simple DMV risk score was e...
bjaed.org/article/S2058-β¦
Hope that helps. Weβll be back tomorrow for more Airway #FOAMed. See you then! #JanuAirway 5/5
*Disclaimer: Inclusion of content (equipment, techniques and scoring systems etc.) in #JanuAIRWAY does not constitute DAS endorsement
*Disclaimer: Inclusion of content (equipment, techniques and scoring systems etc.) in #JanuAIRWAY does not constitute DAS endorsement
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