KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult Airways
Difficult airway guidelines provide an algorithmic approach as suggested by many international societies and journals. These guidelines have always been made with an earnest conviction at securing an airway with utmost safety and they provide a framework in times of difficulty. These guidelines are...
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| author | Milon Vasant Mitragotri Roopa Sachidananda Triveni Bedradi Venugopal Priti Sherikar |
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| description | Difficult airway guidelines provide an algorithmic approach as suggested by many international societies and journals. These guidelines have always been made with an earnest conviction at securing an airway with utmost safety and they provide a framework in times of difficulty. These guidelines are likely to add complexity with technological advances and gadgets available at hand like video laryngoscopes, fibreoptic bronchoscope etc., that may confuse the anaesthesiologist and hinder the decision making process. KISS- Keep it Simple, Stupid!- A concept well known, was first used in aviation which advices the pilot to keep things simple. We applied the same principle to our airway management protocol by modifying it into ‘Keep it simple yet safe’. The current case series describes 10 subjects which seemed to have a difficult access to airway and intubation. These patients were difficult to ventilate or difficult to intubate. Cases were successfully managed by applying this KISS technique. Due care was taken to keep our difficult airway cart ready as an alternative option. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c66ac46c5a24414384740f356767d85d2023-02-10T04:26:34ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2022-04-01164UR01UR0410.7860/JCDR/2022/51131.16202KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult AirwaysMilon Vasant Mitragotri0Roopa Sachidananda1Triveni Bedradi Venugopal2Priti Sherikar3Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India.Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India.Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India.Difficult airway guidelines provide an algorithmic approach as suggested by many international societies and journals. These guidelines have always been made with an earnest conviction at securing an airway with utmost safety and they provide a framework in times of difficulty. These guidelines are likely to add complexity with technological advances and gadgets available at hand like video laryngoscopes, fibreoptic bronchoscope etc., that may confuse the anaesthesiologist and hinder the decision making process. KISS- Keep it Simple, Stupid!- A concept well known, was first used in aviation which advices the pilot to keep things simple. We applied the same principle to our airway management protocol by modifying it into ‘Keep it simple yet safe’. The current case series describes 10 subjects which seemed to have a difficult access to airway and intubation. These patients were difficult to ventilate or difficult to intubate. Cases were successfully managed by applying this KISS technique. Due care was taken to keep our difficult airway cart ready as an alternative option.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16202/51131_CE[Ra1]_F(KR)_PF1(SG_SS)_PFA(SG_KM)_PN(KM).pdfalgorithmanaesthesiologybasic life supportemergency intubationguidelines |
| spellingShingle | Milon Vasant Mitragotri Roopa Sachidananda Triveni Bedradi Venugopal Priti Sherikar KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult Airways Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research algorithm anaesthesiology basic life support emergency intubation guidelines |
| title | KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult Airways |
| title_full | KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult Airways |
| title_fullStr | KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult Airways |
| title_full_unstemmed | KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult Airways |
| title_short | KISS- Keep it Simple Yet Safe: A Dependable Option in Anticipated Difficult Airways |
| title_sort | kiss keep it simple yet safe a dependable option in anticipated difficult airways |
| topic | algorithm anaesthesiology basic life support emergency intubation guidelines |
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