Airway research: The current status and future directions

Abstract

We highlight the areas we think important for future development of the subspeciality. The ultimate goal is to improve patient care and safety and to do this, we need to identify how and where episodes of harm arise. Simply continuing with current practice does not represent the best path towards our ultimate goal; objective evidence is needed to inform changes in practice. © 2011 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.