UPDATED13/2/15

(Posted on belaf of Peter McLaren)

Hi,

The topic of this meeting is “Algorithms for Difficult Airway Scenarios”. Adrian Skidmore has offered to kick off the discussion with a presentation of the algorithms used in the RBH airway management workshops. I hope we will then continue on looking at some of these questions:

In the known difficult intubation patient with a full stomach, should we switch to awake fibreoptic intubation or is the use of a videolaryngoscope ‘good enough’?

• Is the morbidly obese patient any different?
• What should we do post bariatric surgery?
• What about the scleroderma patient or post-oesophagectomy patient where the amount of reflux can be uncontrollable?
• What is the current surgical approach to Ludwigs angina?
• Anything new with the trauma patient in a collar?
• How about a post-thyroidectomy bleed?

If you have ideas, protocols, experience or strong feelings on any of these scenarios, please feel free to hijack them and present them yourself.

Same format: 5.30 for 6, Boardroom, first floor, Pindara Professional Centre, 8 Carrara St, Benowa, opposite the laneway to Pindy Day, food and drink supplied, please RSVP for catering purposes, further notice in the week prior.

Cheers,

Peter McLaren