This guide has been designed for anaesthetists interested in airway management to locate relevant resources on this topic, including those available through the ANZCA library.
Mechanical Ventilation for Respiratory Failure: Demystifying the Box in the Corner of the Room by
Mechanical ventilators have long been an integral part of the care of patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic has further underscored the need for greater understanding of the basic principles of their use in today's ICU. Mechanical Ventilation for Respiratory Failure: Demystifying the Box in the Corner of the Room, is an easy-to-read, accessible text covering must-know information in this essential area--from basic and core principles to advanced topics in the field
Difficult Airway Management: Case Studies by
This book consists of real-life clinical scenarios, describing how these were managed at the time and on reflection how their management could have been improved. Further discussion emphasises how any associated failures and complications could have been mitigated. Using a combination of up-to-date knowledge, advanced technology and clinical expertise, this book provides an invaluable resource for any specialist managing airways in a clinical environment.
This Airway Leads journal club meeting is presented by Dr Rani Chahal, the staff anaesthetist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. In this video, a journal article (see link below) is presented by Dr David Tsang, consultant anaesthetist and airway lead at Northern Health. Dr Chahal follows this presentation with some interesting airway cases for the journal club to discuss.
Duration: 59m54s
Airway Assessment by
This airway assessment resource has been produced for use by ANZCA Fellows and trainees to improve understanding and guide management of airway assessment and difficult airways. It is the first of an airway resource series and complements the Transition to CICO resource document (and ANZCA professional document PS61).
Airway Alert Checklist (2018) by 
Topicalisation and Sedation for Awake Fibreoptic Intubation by
Awake Fibreoptic Intubation (AFOI) is an essential core component of the Anaesthetic skill set. Successful AFOI relies on three critical elements to ensure a successful intubation.
Transition from Supraglottic to Infraglottic Rescue in the “Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate” (CICO) Scenario: Report from the ANZCA Airway Management Working Group by
This report was written as part of the development process by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) for difficult airway management. The content of this review relates to the prevention, identification and management of decision to proceed to emergency surgical airway in the critical event of being unable to ventilate or oxygenate a patient having induced general anaesthesia. This is referred to as the “can’t intubate, can’t oxygenate” (CICO) scenario. This report forms the basis for ANZCA professional document PS61 and its accompanying background paper (PS61-BP).
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Airway management SIG
For more information about this Special Interest Group (SIG), including events, activities, resources and membership, please visit the Airway Management page on the ANZCA website.
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