Airway on Demand: Using Pre-op Airway Evaluation to Rule Out Awake Intubation

In this episode of Airway on Demand (AOD), William Rosenblatt, MD, professor of anesthesiology and otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven, Conn., explains the decision-making process and use of the Preoperative Endoscopic Airway Evaluation (PEAE). 

“It is not uncommon for an otolaryngologist to bring a patient to the operating room with pathology concerning to the airway manager. Often the surgeon has performed a mirror or flexible scope exam and declares that