Notes in 15 Extubation Criteria & Delayed Emergence

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Published 12/13/2023 The {{c1::Bailey}} maneuver involves exchanging a {{c2::LMA}} for the endotracheal tube while the patient is deep, and then emerging the patient.&nbsp…
Published 12/13/2023 Patients at risk for difficult extubation include patients with a known {{c1::difficult airway}}. 
Published 12/13/2023 Deep extubation can be performed when the patient is unresponsive to {{c1::pharyngeal suctioning}}. 
Published 12/13/2023 {{c1::Deep}} extubations result in less tachycardia, hypertension or coughing.
Published 12/13/2023 As compared to an awake extubation, a deep extubation can reduce the risk of {{c1::wound dehiscence}} from coughing. 
Published 12/13/2023 In order to reverse benzodiazepines, give {{c1::flumazenil::drug}} {{c1::0.2mg}} and repeat every {{c2::1 minute}} up to a total d…
Published 12/13/2023 Patients at risk for difficult extubation include patients with {{c1::perioperative airway deterioration}}, especially in head and neck surgery. 
Published 12/13/2023 Patients at risk for difficult extubation including patients with restricted {{c1::airway access}}.
Published 12/13/2023 In {{c1::prone}}-position surgeries, {{c2::edema}} of the upper airway can create difficult extubating conditions. 
Published 12/13/2023 If the patient is at risk for postoperative upper airway edema, a {{c1::cuff leak}} test should be performed prior to extubation. 
Published 12/13/2023 In a patient who has a hematoma that compresses the airway, {{c1::hematoma evacuation}} should precede reintubation. 
Published 12/13/2023 The Difficult Airway Society recommends the use of a short-term {{c1::remifentanil}} infusion to suppress coughing on emergence. 
Published 12/13/2023 In patients who are at risk for a difficult extubation, extubation should be done {{c1::awake::deep/awake}}. 
Published 12/13/2023 In patients with suspected airway edema, direct visual inspection via {{c1::direct laryngoscopy}} can be done.
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