For the first time, unrecognized esophageal intubation is the subject of a new guideline aimed at reducing the incidence of mistaken intubation and associated morbidity and mortality.
Tracheoesophageal fistula and vocal cord paralysis were the two most common airway injuries and often required tracheostomy, researchers found in a new review of battery ingestions.
A new decision tree tool developed by an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) task force helps anesthesiologists manage their patients who have difficult airways.