J Yeung - 10/11/17
Difficult airway mnemonic
From Airway Assessment, Queen Elizabeth II - Birmingham, NHS
Difficult Mask Ventilation
(MOANS) M Mask seal inadequate O Obesity/obstruction A Age >55 N No teeth S Stiff lungs/sleep apnoea |
Difficult Supra Glottic Airways Insertion (RODS)
R Restricted mouth opening O Obstruction D Distorted anatomy (surgery/infection/trauma/tumour) S Stiff lungs |
Difficult Laryngoscopy
(LEMON) L Look externally (beard, small chin, buck teeth, facial trauma, airway bleeding) E Evaluate 3,3,2 - caution if intercisor <3, mentohyoid <3, Thyrohyoid <2 (finger breadths) M Mallampati score >3 O Obesity/obstruction N Neck pathology (immobilisation/surgery) |
Difficult Surgical Cricothyroidotomy
(SHORT) S Surgery to neck H Haematoma to neck O Obesity R Radiotherapy to neck T Tumour |