2012
A National Survey of Airway Management Training in United States Internal Medicine-Based Critical Care Fellowship Programs
Joffe AM, Liew EC, Olivar H, Dagal A, Grabinsky A, Hallman M, Treggiari MM. A National Survey of Airway Management Training in United States Internal Medicine-Based Critical Care Fellowship Programs. Respiratory Care 2012, 57: 1084-1088. PMID: 22273367, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupraglottic airway deviceCritical care fellowship programsAirway educationAirway management trainingAirway devicesVideo laryngoscopeCritical care medicine programsAirway management devicesOverall response proportionNon-operating room locationsFlexible fiberoptic intubationFellowship programsAirway managementFiberoptic intubationFiberoptic bronchoscopeIntubation techniqueCritical careInternal medicineMajority of programsResponse proportionsMedicine programsNational surveyPrimary aimLaryngoscopeFirst year
2011
The Second-Generation Air-Q® Intubating Laryngeal Mask for Airway Maintenance during Anaesthesia in Adults: A Report of the First 70 Uses
Joffe AM, Liew EC, Galgon RE, Viernes D, Treggiari MM. The Second-Generation Air-Q® Intubating Laryngeal Mask for Airway Maintenance during Anaesthesia in Adults: A Report of the First 70 Uses. Anaesthesia And Intensive Care 2011, 39: 40-45. PMID: 21375088, DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway leak pressureLaryngeal airwayAirway maintenancePrimary airwayLeak pressureMedian (IQR [range]) airway leak pressureIntubating Laryngeal MaskPostoperative throat complaintsSupraglottic airway deviceMild sore throatUnanticipated difficult airwayInitial clinical experienceDuration of useEase of insertionOropharyngeal morbidityThroat complaintsRetrospective reviewSore throatDifficult airwayLaryngeal maskAirway devicesInsertion attemptsAirwayClinical experienceIntubation