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      Difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation: observational study Translated title: Dificuldade na laringoscopia e na intubação orotraqueal: estudo observacional

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          Introduction

          Since anesthesia complications associated with unexpected difficult airway are potentially catastrophic, they should be avoided. The modified Mallampati test and jaw-thrust maneuver enable the identification of difficult airway. The aim of this study was to associate the modified Mallampati test and the jaw-thrust maneuver with laryngoscopy (Cormack–Lehane) in an attempt to identify a better predictor of difficult airway in an adult population undergoing elective surgery.

          Method

          A cross-sectional study in which 133 adult patients undergoing elective surgery requiring tracheal intubation were analyzed. The accuracy and specificity of the modified Mallampati test and jaw-thrust maneuver were assessed by correlating them with difficult laryngoscopy (Cormack–Lehane Degrees 3 and 4).

          Results

          In the 133 patients evaluated the difficult intubation rate found was 0.8%; there was association between the two predictive tests proposed ( p = 0.012). The values of 94.5% for specificity and 95.4% for accuracy were found for the jaw-thrust maneuver and for the modified Mallampati test, the values found were 81.1% and 81.2%, respectively. Kappa agreement identified a result of 0.240 between jaw-thrust maneuver and Cormack–Lehane, which was considered reasonable. On the other hand, a poor agreement ( κ = 0.06) was seen between modified Mallampati test and Cormack–Lehane test.

          Conclusion

          The jaw-thrust maneuver presented superior accuracy and agreement than the modified Mallampati test, showing the ability to identify a difficult airway. It is necessary to emphasize the association of tests in the evaluation of patients, emphasizing their complementarity to minimize the negative consequences of repeated laryngoscopies.

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          Introdução

          As complicações anestésicas associadas às vias aéreas difíceis inesperadas por serem potencialmente catastróficas devem ser evitadas. O teste de Mallampati modificado e a manobra de protrusão mandibular possibilitam a identificação da via aérea difícil. O objetivo deste estudo foi associar o teste de Mallampati modificado e a manobra de protrusão mandibular com a laringoscopia (Cormack-Lehane) e tentar identificar um melhor preditor de via aérea difícil na população adulta submetida à cirurgia eletiva.

          Método

          Estudo corte transversal, foram analisados 133 pacientes adultos submetidos a cirurgias eletivas que necessitavam de intubação orotraqueal. Avaliaram-se a acurácia e especificidade do teste de Mallampati modificado e da manobra de protrusão mandibular, correlacionados com laringoscopia difícil (Cormack-Lehane Graus 3 e 4).

          Resultados

          Entre os 133 pacientes avaliados, a taxa de intubação difícil encontrada foi 0,8%, houve associação entre os dois testes preditores propostos ( p = 0,012). Foram encontrados os seguintes valores para a especificidade 94,5% e a acurácia 95,4% na manobra de protrusão mandibular. Já para o teste de Mallampati modificado valores de 81,1% e de 81,2% respectivamente. A análise de concordância Kappa identificou entre manobra de protrusão mandibular e Cormarck-Lehane um resultado de 0,240; considerado razoável. Por outro lado, observou-se uma fraca (κ = 0,06) concordância entre o teste de Mallampati modificado e o Cormarck-Lehane.

          Conclusão

          A manobra de protrusão mandibular apresentou acurácia e concordância superiores ao teste de Mallampati modificado, mostrou a capacidade de identificar uma via aérea difícil. Faz-se necessário enfatizar a associação dos testes na avaliação do paciente, destacar a complementariedade deles, minimizar as consequências negativas de laringoscopias repetidas.

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          Major complications of airway management in the UK: results of the Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Difficult Airway Society. Part 1: anaesthesia.

          This project was devised to estimate the incidence of major complications of airway management during anaesthesia in the UK and to study these events. Reports of major airway management complications during anaesthesia (death, brain damage, emergency surgical airway, unanticipated intensive care unit admission) were collected from all National Health Service hospitals for 1 yr. An expert panel assessed inclusion criteria, outcome, and airway management. A matched concurrent census estimated a denominator of 2.9 million general anaesthetics annually. Of 184 reports meeting inclusion criteria, 133 related to general anaesthesia: 46 events per million general anaesthetics [95% confidence interval (CI) 38-54] or one per 22,000 (95% CI 1 per 26-18,000). Anaesthesia events led to 16 deaths and three episodes of persistent brain damage: a mortality rate of 5.6 per million general anaesthetics (95% CI 2.8-8.3): one per 180,000 (95% CI 1 per 352-120,000). These estimates assume that all such cases were captured. Rates of death and brain damage for different airway devices (facemask, supraglottic airway, tracheal tube) varied little. Airway management was considered good in 19% of assessable anaesthesia cases. Elements of care were judged poor in three-quarters: in only three deaths was airway management considered exclusively good. Although these data suggest the incidence of death and brain damage from airway management during general anaesthesia is low, statistical analysis of the distribution of reports suggests as few as 25% of relevant incidents may have been reported. It therefore provides an indication of the lower limit for incidence of such complications. The review of airway management indicates that in a majority of cases, there is 'room for improvement'.
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            Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults†

            These guidelines provide a strategy to manage unanticipated difficulty with tracheal intubation. They are founded on published evidence. Where evidence is lacking, they have been directed by feedback from members of the Difficult Airway Society and based on expert opinion. These guidelines have been informed by advances in the understanding of crisis management; they emphasize the recognition and declaration of difficulty during airway management. A simplified, single algorithm now covers unanticipated difficulties in both routine intubation and rapid sequence induction. Planning for failed intubation should form part of the pre-induction briefing, particularly for urgent surgery. Emphasis is placed on assessment, preparation, positioning, preoxygenation, maintenance of oxygenation, and minimizing trauma from airway interventions. It is recommended that the number of airway interventions are limited, and blind techniques using a bougie or through supraglottic airway devices have been superseded by video- or fibre-optically guided intubation. If tracheal intubation fails, supraglottic airway devices are recommended to provide a route for oxygenation while reviewing how to proceed. Second-generation devices have advantages and are recommended. When both tracheal intubation and supraglottic airway device insertion have failed, waking the patient is the default option. If at this stage, face-mask oxygenation is impossible in the presence of muscle relaxation, cricothyroidotomy should follow immediately. Scalpel cricothyroidotomy is recommended as the preferred rescue technique and should be practised by all anaesthetists. The plans outlined are designed to be simple and easy to follow. They should be regularly rehearsed and made familiar to the whole theatre team.
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                Contributors
                Journal
                Braz J Anesthesiol
                Braz J Anesthesiol
                Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
                Elsevier
                0104-0014
                2352-2291
                01 February 2018
                Mar-Apr 2018
                01 February 2018
                : 68
                : 2
                : 168-173
                Affiliations
                [a ]Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Anestesiologia, Recife, PE, Brazil
                [b ]Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Anestesiologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
                [c ]Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Neuropsiquiatria e Ciência do Comportamento, Recife, PE, Brazil
                [d ]Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE, Brazil
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author. bekinhagonelli@ 123456hotmail.com
                Article
                S0104-0014(17)30129-X
                10.1016/j.bjane.2017.10.010
                9391704
                29162293
                2bcb3b12-4b9d-42c2-8087-b508bcd0938c
                © 2017 Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.

                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

                History
                : 7 July 2016
                : 14 October 2017
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                difficult airway,airway,intubation,laryngoscopy,mallampati test,jaw-thrust maneuver,via aérea difícil,via aérea,intubação,laringoscopia,teste mallampati,manobra de protrusão da mandíbula

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