What causes difficult intubation?

Difficult intubation can occur due to anatomical abnormalities or situational factors such as airway inflammation that makes it difficult to ensure access to the trachea. Endotracheal intubation is essential for general anesthesia and other environments where there are concerns about the patient's ability to breathe independently. When the patient's respiratory tract turns out to be difficult, it may increase the risk of trauma during intubation and may also expose the patient the risk of low oxygen saturation caused by insufficient air supply.

One of the common causes of difficult intubation is the patient's respiratory tract structure. If the patient has anomalies in the airways, it could be stronger and hard to work with. Patients who have difficulty opening mouth or neck stretching can also be difficult to work. While patients are usually calm or unconscious during intubation, residual stiffness and limited range of movement can be difficult to overcome.

The situation can also be a conifer of admiration. If the respiratory ces areThey filled with blood, twist, mucus or other materials can bring difficult intubation. Care providers can suck the airways to clean it, but can fill up quickly. Patients with a recent history of trauma may also be intubation demanding, as well as patients with airway reduction caused by inflammation. Patients with asthma and other people with chronic respiratory inflammations may also represent difficult intubation due to restrictions and scarring.

Pregnancy seems to increase the difficulty of intubation as well as the underlying spine disease. If the patient has spinal cord injuries, a particularly careful anesthesiologist may be necessary to prevent the patient's shocks and injuries. Patients with insufficient seating are also intubation demanding because they usually fight the tube and can be very aggressive. Another complication factor may be the lack of experimentation; The only way to learnTo handle difficult intubations, is to do them, but it can be difficult to intubate without great experience.

Anesthesiologists can use some assessments to predict the level of intubation difficulty and planning forward. They can explore the patient's airways to determine how open they are and to check signs of obstacles and other problems. If it seems likely difficult intubation and the patient is not very stable, the care team may invite someone who has great experience to reduce the risk of failed intubation.