Preoperative Endoscopic Airway Examination (PEAE) Provides Superior Airway Information and May Reduce the Use of Unnecessary Awake Intubation
Rosenblatt W, Ianus AI, Sukhupragarn W, Fickenscher A, Sasaki C. Preoperative Endoscopic Airway Examination (PEAE) Provides Superior Airway Information and May Reduce the Use of Unnecessary Awake Intubation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2010, 112: 602-607. PMID: 21081768, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181fdfc1c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAwake intubationAirway management planInduction of anesthesiaAirway pathologyAirway lesionsAirway controlAirway examinationAirway managementMore monthsManagement of patientsPopulation of patientsPreoperative anesthetic assessmentAirway informationPerioperative planAnaesthetic assessmentAirway proceduresPreoperative assessmentUncontrolled trialsAirway visualizationLocal anestheticsAirway architecturePatientsEndoscopic visualizationStandard examinationPatient identifiers