Factors Associated With Pediatric Emergency Airway Management by the Difficult Airway Response Team

  • Dalesio N
  • Burgunder L
  • Diaz-Rodriguez N
  • et al.
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Abstract

Background The goal of this study was to determine if difficult airway risk factors were similar in children cared for by the difficult airway response team (DART) and those cared for by the rapid response team (RRT). Methods In this retrospective database analysis of prospectively collected data, we analyzed patient demographics, comorbidities, history of difficult intubation, and intubation event details, including time and place of the emergency and devices used to successfully secure the airway. Results Within the 110-patient cohort, median age (IQR) was higher among DART patients than among RRT patients [8.5 years (0.9-14.6) versus 0.3 years (0.04-3.6); P < 0.001]. The odds of DART management were higher for children ages 1-2 years (aOR, 43.3; 95% CI: 2.73-684.3) and >5 years (aOR, 13.1; 95% CI: 1.85-93.4) than for those less than one-year-old. DART patients were more likely to have craniofacial abnormalities (aOR, 51.6; 95% CI: 2.50-1065.1), airway swelling (aOR, 240.1; 95% CI: 13.6-4237.2), or trauma (all DART managed). Among patients intubated by the DART, children with a history of difficult airway were more likely to have musculoskeletal (P = 0.04) and craniofacial abnormalities (P < 0.001), whereas children without a known history of difficult airway were more likely to have airway swelling (P = 0.04). Conclusion Specific clinical risk factors predict the need for emergency airway management by the DART in the pediatric hospital setting. The coordinated use of a DART to respond to difficult airway emergencies may limit attempts at endotracheal tube placement and mitigate morbidity.

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Dalesio, N. M., Burgunder, L., Diaz-Rodriguez, N. M., Jones, S. I., Duval-Arnould, J., Lester, L. C., … Kudchadkar, S. R. (2021). Factors Associated With Pediatric Emergency Airway Management by the Difficult Airway Response Team. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16118

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