Expert consensus for difficult airway management in the absence of clear evidence using a Delphi method.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: value of greater than or equal to 0.05 indicating stability. Twenty-three experts completed four Delphi rounds conducted from 27 December 2024 to 25 January 2025. Of the 26 statements considered, 23 (88%) achieved both consensus and stability. Of note, the statement regarding the maximum number of attempts permitted for supraglottic airway insertion in adults to mitigate airway management-related complications did not achieve consensus among experts; however, the Steering Committee voted unanimously for a maximum of three attempts. From the 23 statements that achieved expert consensus and the statement that received the maximum vote during the adjudication process by the Steering Committee, 24 expert clinical statements were drafted. Future research is necessary to evaluate the impact of these clinical practice statements and to address the remaining uncertainties.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Amit P Shah, Prashant Nasa, Syed M Ahmed, Jigeeshu V Divatia, Jeson R Doctor, Rakesh Garg, Pankaj Kundra, Venkateswaran Ramkumar, Sumalatha R Shetty, Zulfiqar Ali, Neerja Bhardwaj, Mala G Bhat, Sabyasachi Das, Sujata Ghosh, Jyotsna Goswami, Anju Grewal, Rakesh Kumar, M R Anil Kumar, Anila D Malde, M Manjuldevi, Sripada G Mehandale, Aruna Parameswari, Apeksh Patwa, Dilip Pawar, Sandeep Sahu, Jyoti Sharma, Ramesh Singaravelu, Sohan L Solanki, Sarbari Swaika, Tanmay Tiwari, R V Ranjan, Sandhya Yaddanapudi, Sheila N Myatra
Institutions: New Cross Hospital, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, K.S. Hegde Hospital, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Government of West Bengal, Tata Medical Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, JSS Medical College and Hospital, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, St.John's Medical College Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, King George's Medical University, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4416738686