William H. Rosenblatt, MD
The new “2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway” include a user-friendly decision tree and an infographic for increased clinician flexibility in decisions and procedures (Anesthesiology 2022;136[1]:31-81)
The revised guidelines emphasize the procedures that should be taken if a difficult airway is encountered, whether anticipated (Table 1) or unanticipated (Table 2).
“We are broadening the