The nature of the response to airway management incident reports in high income countries: a scoping review.
Endlich Y, Davies EL, Kelly J. The nature of the response to airway management incident reports in high income countries: a scoping review. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2024;52(5):283-301. doi:10.1177/0310057x241227238.
Failed airway management can have devastating consequences. This systematic review aimed to classify system changes to airway management incidents and the results of those changes on patient safety over the last 30 years. Most successful system changes were led by multidisciplinary teams and resulted in a reduced number of airway events. The authors suggest, in future research, to consider Safety II principles that provide information from situations where airway management went well.