Difficult or impossible facemask ventilation in children with difficult tracheal intubation: a retrospective analysis of the PeDI registry

Difficult facemask ventilation is perilous in children whose tracheas are difficult to intubate. We hypothesised that certain physical characteristics and anaesthetic factors are associated with difficult mask ventilation in paediatric patients who also had difficult tracheal intubation.

Citation:
Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG, Lee LK, ..... von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, et al. Difficult or impossible facemask ventilation in children with difficult tracheal intubation: a retrospective analysis of the PeDI registry. Br J Anaesth. 2023;131(1):178-87.

Keywords:
Complications; difficult airway; difficult facemask ventilation; impossible facemask ventilation; paediatrics; supraglottic airway.

Abstract:
Difficult facemask ventilation is perilous in children whose tracheas are difficult to intubate. We hypothesised that certain physical characteristics and anaesthetic factors are associated with difficult mask ventilation in paediatric patients who also had difficult tracheal intubation.