Airway Management of the Complex Patient

Undergoing a deep sedation procedure places a variety of complex patients at risk for upper airway obstruction, and may cause hypoventilation, hypoxemia, and other pulmonary complications. Nasal positive airway pressure (nPAP) has been shown to be an effective means of relieving upper airway obstruction, and reducing the incidence of acute respiratory failure. In this lecture, Pablo Mesa Suárez M.D. will discuss the criteria for defining a Complex Patient, the application of the 2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway, and what is new for us, and discuss clinical cases, referencing his use of the nPAP device, SuperNO2VATM Et.