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Hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy: stylet first until benefit of bougie is shown
"...the current challenge for the wider community of anaesthetists ... is not mastery of HAVL but access to devices, routine use, gaining familiarly and developing competence."
#AnSky
ttps://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70062
"...the current challenge for the wider community of anaesthetists ... is not mastery of HAVL but access to devices, routine use, gaining familiarly and developing competence."
#AnSky
ttps://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70062
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy: stylet first until benefit of bougie is shown
"...the current challenge for the wider community of anaesthetists ... is not mastery of HAVL but access to devices, routine use, gaining familiarly and developing competence."
#AnSky
ttps://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70062
"...the current challenge for the wider community of anaesthetists ... is not mastery of HAVL but access to devices, routine use, gaining familiarly and developing competence."
#AnSky
ttps://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70062
Interested in doing an Airway Fellowship on the NSW Central Coast next year?
Gosford Hospital are offering a 12mth Airway Fellowship in 2026.
Contact Head of Dept Frances Page for more details.
Gosford Hospital are offering a 12mth Airway Fellowship in 2026.
Contact Head of Dept Frances Page for more details.
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Interested in doing an Airway Fellowship on the NSW Central Coast next year?
Gosford Hospital are offering a 12mth Airway Fellowship in 2026.
Contact Head of Dept Frances Page for more details.
Gosford Hospital are offering a 12mth Airway Fellowship in 2026.
Contact Head of Dept Frances Page for more details.
Default VL now recommended by multiple guidelines incl CAFG, PUMA & DAS
Narrative review of default VL in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Discusses the benefits, challenges & myths of VL
Provides the info make a business case for default VL
Describes strategies for addressing implementation challenges
Narrative review of default VL in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Discusses the benefits, challenges & myths of VL
Provides the info make a business case for default VL
Describes strategies for addressing implementation challenges
Implementation of default videolaryngoscopy instead of direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation: a narrative review of evidence and experiences
Introduction Default videolaryngoscopy – use of a videolaryngoscope in preference to a direct laryngoscope – remains a hotly debated topic. High-risk tracheal intubations performed during the COVID-...
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Default VL now recommended by multiple guidelines incl CAFG, PUMA & DAS
Narrative review of default VL in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Discusses the benefits, challenges & myths of VL
Provides the info make a business case for default VL
Describes strategies for addressing implementation challenges
Narrative review of default VL in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Discusses the benefits, challenges & myths of VL
Provides the info make a business case for default VL
Describes strategies for addressing implementation challenges
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Slideset for my talk at #waam2025 celebrating the best airway papers published in @anaesjournal.bsky.social over the past 10 years
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WAAM 2025: Top Airway Papers 2015-2025
This is the slide set for my talk at WAAM 2025 The aim was to review key publications in Anaesthesia over the past 10 years that were of relevance to airway management. WAAM 2025Download
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Slideset for my talk at #waam2025 celebrating the best airway papers published in @anaesjournal.bsky.social over the past 10 years
sthjournalclub.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/w...
sthjournalclub.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/w...
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2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. #airway #difficultairway #intubation #anaesthesia #anesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. #airway #difficultairway #intubation #anaesthesia #anesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
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Join us in Florence for #WAMM2025! Celebrate the progress in airway management with top experts, hands-on workshops, and amazing networking opportunities. Don’t miss out!
Register today: bit.ly/3RvhynY
#AirwayManagement #MedicalConference
Register today: bit.ly/3RvhynY
#AirwayManagement #MedicalConference
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join us in Florence for #WAMM2025! Celebrate the progress in airway management with top experts, hands-on workshops, and amazing networking opportunities. Don’t miss out!
Register today: bit.ly/3RvhynY
#AirwayManagement #MedicalConference
Register today: bit.ly/3RvhynY
#AirwayManagement #MedicalConference
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The application of cricoid force remains controversial in modern practice. A new review by Sotiriou et al. critically assesses the anatomic, physiologic, and contemporary clinical evidence of cricoid force application: ow.ly/Mkx350WY3Zy
September 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The application of cricoid force remains controversial in modern practice. A new review by Sotiriou et al. critically assesses the anatomic, physiologic, and contemporary clinical evidence of cricoid force application: ow.ly/Mkx350WY3Zy
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Safe Airway Society (a not-for-profit org. in Australia & New Zealand; aiming to optimize safe, effective patient care through a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to airway management across different healthcare roles & settings) leaves X (3.699 followers)
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August 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Safe Airway Society (a not-for-profit org. in Australia & New Zealand; aiming to optimize safe, effective patient care through a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to airway management across different healthcare roles & settings) leaves X (3.699 followers)
Bluesky: @safeairwaysociety.org
Bluesky: @safeairwaysociety.org
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International Consensus Guidelines for Preventing Unrecognised Oesophageal Intubation.
Free full text in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Supported by @dasairway.bsky.social @safeairwaysociety.org @asahq.bsky.social @rcoanews.bsky.social & many more…
www.universalairway.org/puoi/support
Free full text in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Supported by @dasairway.bsky.social @safeairwaysociety.org @asahq.bsky.social @rcoanews.bsky.social & many more…
www.universalairway.org/puoi/support
September 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
International Consensus Guidelines for Preventing Unrecognised Oesophageal Intubation.
Free full text in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Supported by @dasairway.bsky.social @safeairwaysociety.org @asahq.bsky.social @rcoanews.bsky.social & many more…
www.universalairway.org/puoi/support
Free full text in @anaesjournal.bsky.social
Supported by @dasairway.bsky.social @safeairwaysociety.org @asahq.bsky.social @rcoanews.bsky.social & many more…
www.universalairway.org/puoi/support
The @universalairway.org guidelines for preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation are supported by @safeairwaysociety.org, @anzca.bsky.social & @dasairway.bsky.social
VL should be used routinely whenever feasible.
Clinical signs should not be used to exclude oesophageal intubation.
VL should be used routinely whenever feasible.
Clinical signs should not be used to exclude oesophageal intubation.
August 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The @universalairway.org guidelines for preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation are supported by @safeairwaysociety.org, @anzca.bsky.social & @dasairway.bsky.social
VL should be used routinely whenever feasible.
Clinical signs should not be used to exclude oesophageal intubation.
VL should be used routinely whenever feasible.
Clinical signs should not be used to exclude oesophageal intubation.
The Safe Airway Liaison Group in the UK have released a statement on displaying the waveform capnography trace in line with the @universalairway.org recommendations. The CO2 trace should be:
1. The bottom trace
2. White
3. Shaded in
www.salg.ac.uk/salg-publica...
1. The bottom trace
2. White
3. Shaded in
www.salg.ac.uk/salg-publica...
SALG | SALG Statement on Waveform Capnography
www.salg.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Safe Airway Liaison Group in the UK have released a statement on displaying the waveform capnography trace in line with the @universalairway.org recommendations. The CO2 trace should be:
1. The bottom trace
2. White
3. Shaded in
www.salg.ac.uk/salg-publica...
1. The bottom trace
2. White
3. Shaded in
www.salg.ac.uk/salg-publica...
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🚨We have retired "no trace, wrong place" to align with PUMA guidelines.
Instead, with @assocanaes.bsky.social and @dasairway.bsky.social, our message is that if sustained exhaled CO2 is not detected, then oesophageal intubation must be ruled out.
See our dedicated webpage👉 ow.ly/vOZs50WA03r
Instead, with @assocanaes.bsky.social and @dasairway.bsky.social, our message is that if sustained exhaled CO2 is not detected, then oesophageal intubation must be ruled out.
See our dedicated webpage👉 ow.ly/vOZs50WA03r
August 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🚨We have retired "no trace, wrong place" to align with PUMA guidelines.
Instead, with @assocanaes.bsky.social and @dasairway.bsky.social, our message is that if sustained exhaled CO2 is not detected, then oesophageal intubation must be ruled out.
See our dedicated webpage👉 ow.ly/vOZs50WA03r
Instead, with @assocanaes.bsky.social and @dasairway.bsky.social, our message is that if sustained exhaled CO2 is not detected, then oesophageal intubation must be ruled out.
See our dedicated webpage👉 ow.ly/vOZs50WA03r
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3-step guide to mastering #HAVL from @cliffreid.bsky.social
1. Watch the video
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYo7...
2. Read the stepwise guide
drive.google.com/file/d/14r_W...
3. Deliberate team practice
(rinse & repeat)
1. Watch the video
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYo7...
2. Read the stepwise guide
drive.google.com/file/d/14r_W...
3. Deliberate team practice
(rinse & repeat)
July 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
3-step guide to mastering #HAVL from @cliffreid.bsky.social
1. Watch the video
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYo7...
2. Read the stepwise guide
drive.google.com/file/d/14r_W...
3. Deliberate team practice
(rinse & repeat)
1. Watch the video
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYo7...
2. Read the stepwise guide
drive.google.com/file/d/14r_W...
3. Deliberate team practice
(rinse & repeat)
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Step By Step Guide to Hyperangulated VL by Nick Chrimes.pdf
drive.google.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I’ve used this - it’s worth a look
July 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I’ve used this - it’s worth a look
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The sats probe tells you what happened in the past- the capnograph tells you what will happen in the future
July 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The sats probe tells you what happened in the past- the capnograph tells you what will happen in the future
International consensus guidelines for preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation from @universalairway.org
Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a consensus guideline from the Project for Universal Management of Airways and international airway societies*
Across multiple disciplines undertaking airway management globally, preventable episodes of unrecognised oesophageal intubation result in profound hypoxaemia, brain injury and death. These events occ...
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
International consensus guidelines for preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation from @universalairway.org
Technique for HAVL with @chrimesy.com & @cliffreid.bsky.social
INCREDIBLE Deep Dive into Hyperangulated Videolaryngoscopy
YouTube video by Cliff Reid
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Technique for HAVL with @chrimesy.com & @cliffreid.bsky.social
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Our First Keynote Speaker is Prof Donatella Lippi. She will be presenting a session called "Conversations on Art, Anatomy & the Airway" on Thursday, 6 November, 9:00 am.
Join us in Florence for this and many more sessions: wamm2025.com/registration
#AirwayManagement #WAMM2025
Join us in Florence for this and many more sessions: wamm2025.com/registration
#AirwayManagement #WAMM2025
July 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our First Keynote Speaker is Prof Donatella Lippi. She will be presenting a session called "Conversations on Art, Anatomy & the Airway" on Thursday, 6 November, 9:00 am.
Join us in Florence for this and many more sessions: wamm2025.com/registration
#AirwayManagement #WAMM2025
Join us in Florence for this and many more sessions: wamm2025.com/registration
#AirwayManagement #WAMM2025
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This is the key issue w capnography.
SpO2 will show you (with some lag) the consequences of hypoventilation, obstruction, airway misplacement, etc.
CO2 will show you many causes of hypoxaemia (in real time), allowing you to begin addressing them before desaturation occurs.
Prevention vs cure.
SpO2 will show you (with some lag) the consequences of hypoventilation, obstruction, airway misplacement, etc.
CO2 will show you many causes of hypoxaemia (in real time), allowing you to begin addressing them before desaturation occurs.
Prevention vs cure.
Also realtime info compared to sats .
July 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This is the key issue w capnography.
SpO2 will show you (with some lag) the consequences of hypoventilation, obstruction, airway misplacement, etc.
CO2 will show you many causes of hypoxaemia (in real time), allowing you to begin addressing them before desaturation occurs.
Prevention vs cure.
SpO2 will show you (with some lag) the consequences of hypoventilation, obstruction, airway misplacement, etc.
CO2 will show you many causes of hypoxaemia (in real time), allowing you to begin addressing them before desaturation occurs.
Prevention vs cure.
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Surely if you think cricoid pressure works therapeutically to stop/reduce regurgitation when it occurs, you should be using it to exploit this efficacy to prevent regurg.
Conversely if you don’t use cricoid prophylactically bc you don’t think it works, why would you apply it if regurg occurs?
Conversely if you don’t use cricoid prophylactically bc you don’t think it works, why would you apply it if regurg occurs?
Let's talk about therapeutic vs prophylactic cricoid force.
If gastric contents (or other materials) are actually detected around the larynx or when real-time regurgitation and/or aspiration occurs, should we use 'therapeutic' cricoid force?
#AnSky #AirwaySky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
If gastric contents (or other materials) are actually detected around the larynx or when real-time regurgitation and/or aspiration occurs, should we use 'therapeutic' cricoid force?
#AnSky #AirwaySky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
July 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Surely if you think cricoid pressure works therapeutically to stop/reduce regurgitation when it occurs, you should be using it to exploit this efficacy to prevent regurg.
Conversely if you don’t use cricoid prophylactically bc you don’t think it works, why would you apply it if regurg occurs?
Conversely if you don’t use cricoid prophylactically bc you don’t think it works, why would you apply it if regurg occurs?
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To paraphrase Dr Tim Cook, ‘can see - can’t tube’ is a problem with the operator not the scope.
Let's talk about ‘can see, cannot intubate easily’.
The rate of ‘can see, cannot intubate easily’ was 10% for Macintosh blade intubations and 7% for hyperangulated blade intubations.
#AnSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
The rate of ‘can see, cannot intubate easily’ was 10% for Macintosh blade intubations and 7% for hyperangulated blade intubations.
#AnSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
July 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
To paraphrase Dr Tim Cook, ‘can see - can’t tube’ is a problem with the operator not the scope.
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Ha! I have placed many, many DLTs but from now on I shall use this prof Silvers method!! 👌🏼
July 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ha! I have placed many, many DLTs but from now on I shall use this prof Silvers method!! 👌🏼
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Universal HAVL: 100% grade 1 view & 1st pass success since 2020. 😘👌
June 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Universal HAVL: 100% grade 1 view & 1st pass success since 2020. 😘👌
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We are pleased to present our 2nd and 3rd place Infographic Winners Dr James Wheelans and Dr Bethany Goulson with their infographics on the Perioperative Management of GLP-1 Agonists and Airway Management in C-Spine Injury
@dasairway.bsky.social
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July 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We are pleased to present our 2nd and 3rd place Infographic Winners Dr James Wheelans and Dr Bethany Goulson with their infographics on the Perioperative Management of GLP-1 Agonists and Airway Management in C-Spine Injury
@dasairway.bsky.social
@dasairway.bsky.social