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Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States
Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy, 57 (2006); 258-273. urn:nbn:hr:184:044286
Rakić, Mladen; Perić, Mladen; Šustić, Alan; Bojanić, Katarina; Bourke, D.; Kovač, Antony; Sprung, Juraj

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Rakić, M., Perić, M., Šustić, A., Bojanić, K., Bourke, D., Kovač, A. & Sprung, J. (2006). Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States. Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy, 57., 258-273. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:044286

Rakić, Mladen, et al. "Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States." Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy, vol. 57, 2006, pp. 258-273. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:044286

Rakić, Mladen, Mladen Perić, Alan Šustić, Katarina Bojanić, D. Bourke, Antony Kovač and Juraj Sprung. "Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States." Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy 57 (2006): 258-273. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:044286

Rakić, M., et al. (2006) 'Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States', Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy, 57, pp. 258-273. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:044286 (Accessed 29 April 2024)

Rakić M, Perić M, Šustić A, Bojanić K, Bourke D, Kovač A, and sur.. Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States. Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2024 April 29];57:258-273. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:044286

M. Rakić, et al., "Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States", Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy, vol. 57, pp. 258-273, 2006. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:044286. [Accessed: 29 April 2024]

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Title (english)Airway management practices by croatian anesthesiologists: a comparison to European Union countries and United States
AuthorMladen Rakić
AuthorMladen Perić
AuthorAlan Šustić
AuthorKatarina Bojanić
AuthorD. Bourke
AuthorAntony Kovač
AuthorJuraj Sprung
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Anaesthesiology,reanimatology and Intensive Care)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Anesthesiology and Reanimatology
Abstract (english)
Objective: The goal of our survey was to identify the current status of difficult airway management in Croatia, and to establish a basis for correction of deficiencies. We also compare Croatian anesthesiologists’ practices to the same practices in Europe and United States. Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was distributed among Croatian anesthesiologists at three universities during two anesthesia meetings. An individual anesthesiologist attending these meetings was allowed to participate only once in this survey. Results: 150 completed forms were returned, accounting for 71% of the 212 Croatian university anesthesiologists. Seventy-seven (51%) respondents had completed a difficult airway course, 47% had completed an Advanced Cardiac Life Support course, and 27% an Advanced Trauma Life Support course. The most commonly used indicators for predicting a difficult intubation were: limited mouth opening (91%), history of prior failed intubation (86%), decreased range of head and neck movement (81%), and high Mallampati score (76%). One- hundred-twenty-five respondents (83%) indicated they rarely had a failed intubation using a conventional laryngoscope. Eighty-one respondents (54%) performed awake intubations for an anticipated difficult airway. For the anticipated difficult intubation, the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope was used by 29% respondents. In unantici-attrapated difficult airway situations the technique of choice was the laryngeal mask airway (27%). The American Society of Anesthesiologists difficult airway algorithm was used by 42% of Croatian anesthesiologists. Conclusion: Croatian anesthesiologist lack experience in using the fiberoptic scope and other advanced difficult airway tools. There is a need for more stringent adherence to well established guidelines for difficult airway management.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeProfessional paper - Professional paper
Publication statusPublished
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Journal titleActa Anaesthesiologica Italica & Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Italy
Numberingvol. 57, pp. 258-273
p-ISSN1124-8882
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:044286
Publication2006
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