Which airway devices should be on difficult intubation trolleys in resource-constrained settings?

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  • R E Hodgson Addington Hospital

Keywords:

airway devices, diffcult intubation

Abstract

Airway management publications tend to prevail in Europe and the USA predominantly, with an emphasis on technology that may be unaffordable in countries where resources are far more constrained. However, difficult airways present just as often or even more frequently in South Africa due to a large burden of trauma, late-presenting infectious diseases and cancer.

Author Biography

R E Hodgson, Addington Hospital

MBChB, FCA (Crit Care) (SA) Principal Specialist Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Addington Hospital Honorary Lecturer Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine Durban South Africa

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