Zbrinjavanje otežanog dišnog puta

Management of difficult airway is one of the most challenging tasks for anesthesiologists, and failure of securing it could have fatal consequences. We must be prepared to deal with problems in management of difficult airway at any time. Difficult intubation can either be anticipated or unanticipated. An anesthesiologist must be aware of the possibility of both situations to arise and preparations must be taken to deal with such cases and improve the safety of our patients. Practice guidelines are systematically developed recommendations that help anesthesiologists in the management of difficult airway.Zbrinjavanje otežanog dišnog puta je jedan od najzahtjevnijih postupaka u anesteziologiji i neuspjeh pri tome može imati fatalne posljedice. Anesteziolog mora u svakom trenutku biti pripremljen za ovaj postupak. Teška intubacija može biti očekivana i neočekivana. Posjedovanje posebnih znanja i vještina u zbrinjavanju navedenih situacija je ključni čimbenik za sigurnost bolesnika. Na temelju iskustava i preporuka su nastale smjernice koje pomažu anesteziologu u zbrinjavanju otežanog dišnog puta