Failed tracheal intubation in primary health care
Tracheal intubation in primary health care is a necessary skill and usually one that is necessary for appropriate emergency management of unstable patients. Primary care practitioners may not have an anaesthetist or critical care doctor available to help them in these emergencies and must manage the...
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| author | Indiran Govender Doudou K. Nzaumvila Olga M. Maphasha |
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| description | Tracheal intubation in primary health care is a necessary skill and usually one that is necessary for appropriate emergency management of unstable patients. Primary care practitioners may not have an anaesthetist or critical care doctor available to help them in these emergencies and must manage these patients themselves. Often tracheal intubation may fail because of multiple possible factors and a different course of action may be needed to minimise the potential for harm to the patient. The primary care professional or family physician will have to manage this failed intubation. Primary health care facilities providing obstetric services must have guidelines and appropriate equipment for management of airway problems. This article will explore reasons for the failure of tracheal intubation and how this can be managed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee6e072d97974d5bbc54eed1720291ca2025-08-20T03:43:57ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042022-10-01641e1e710.4102/safp.v64i1.55324268Failed tracheal intubation in primary health careIndiran Govender0Doudou K. Nzaumvila1Olga M. Maphasha2Department Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, PretoriaDepartment Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, PretoriaDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pretoria, PretoriaTracheal intubation in primary health care is a necessary skill and usually one that is necessary for appropriate emergency management of unstable patients. Primary care practitioners may not have an anaesthetist or critical care doctor available to help them in these emergencies and must manage these patients themselves. Often tracheal intubation may fail because of multiple possible factors and a different course of action may be needed to minimise the potential for harm to the patient. The primary care professional or family physician will have to manage this failed intubation. Primary health care facilities providing obstetric services must have guidelines and appropriate equipment for management of airway problems. This article will explore reasons for the failure of tracheal intubation and how this can be managed.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5532failed intubationanaesthesiaairway managementprimary health caremallampati classificationvideo laryngoscopehypoxiahypotension |
| spellingShingle | Indiran Govender Doudou K. Nzaumvila Olga M. Maphasha Failed tracheal intubation in primary health care South African Family Practice failed intubation anaesthesia airway management primary health care mallampati classification video laryngoscope hypoxia hypotension |
| title | Failed tracheal intubation in primary health care |
| title_full | Failed tracheal intubation in primary health care |
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| title_short | Failed tracheal intubation in primary health care |
| title_sort | failed tracheal intubation in primary health care |
| topic | failed intubation anaesthesia airway management primary health care mallampati classification video laryngoscope hypoxia hypotension |
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