Multi-institutional quality improvement case series: Pediatric airway emergencies leading to the creation of a pediatric otolaryngology airway cart

Neha A. Patel; Jonathan B. Ida; Taher S. Valika

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103612

Multi-institutional quality improvement case series: Pediatric airway emergencies leading to the creation of a pediatric otolaryngology airway cart

Neha A. Patel^*, Jonathan B. Ida, Taher S. Valika

^*Corresponding author for this work

Otolaryngology

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Abstract

To describe a specialty pediatric airway emergency cart developed as a multi-institutional quality improvement initiative for difficult pediatric intubations. This study was a retrospective case series at two academic tertiary care centers. Baseline data was compiled from consecutive difficult airway cases from 2018 to 2020 and presented to the performance improvement coordinating group to determine whether a specialty emergency airway cart would be of use. Implementation of a pediatric emergency airway cart was accomplished after presentation of these cases. To our knowledge, this is the first description of the use of a specialty pediatric airway cart to help in difficult airways requiring otolaryngologic assistance.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	103612
Journal	American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume	43
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103612
State	Published - Nov 1 2022

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Special thanks to the Cohen Children's Medical Center and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago PICG teams in supporting the creation of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Emergency Airway Cart along with the operating room nursing team in the collaborative efforts for its implementation.

Keywords

Airway cart
Airway emergency
Pediatric airway
Quality improvement

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Otorhinolaryngology

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Multi-institutional quality improvement case series: Pediatric airway emergencies leading to the creation of a pediatric otolaryngology airway cart. / Patel, Neha A.; Ida, Jonathan B.; Valika, Taher S.
In: American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 43, No. 6, 103612, 01.11.2022.

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