Table 2 Presence of guidelines for airway management within anaesthesia departments (n = 68)
n (%) | Developed by department | Recommendations according to SFAI | No guidelines sent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Guidelines for an airway algorithm | 46 (68) | 11 (24) | 9 (20) | 26 (56) |
Written patient information (anaesthesia problem card) in case of difficult airway | 35 (52) | 0 (0) | 12 (34) | 23 (66) |
Guidelines for difficult airway | 35 (52) | 0 (0) | 17 (49) | 18 (51) |
Guidelines for preoperative assessment | 29 (43) | 9 (31) | 0 (0) | 20 (69) |
Guidelines for Rapid Sequence Intubation | 21 (31) | 9 (43) | 0 (0) | 12 (57) |
Guidelines for criteria to perform awake intubation | 18 (26) | 3 (17) | 8 (44) | 7 (39) |
Prescription for RNA to perform the tracheal intubation | 16 (24) | 3 (19) | 0 (0) | 13 (81) |
Guidelines for an awake fibre-optic intubation | 14 (21) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | 13 (93) |