• A&A practice · May 2019

    The OxyTain Algorithm: An Approach to Airway Management in the Cannot Intubate and Cannot Oxygenate Scenario.

    • Samuel A Schechtman, Michael Buist, Benjamin H Cloyd, Kevin K Tremper, and David W Healy.
    • From the Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    • A A Pract. 2019 May 15; 12 (10): 378-381.

    AbstractAlthough rare, cannot intubate and cannot oxygenate situations are challenging acute events. The development of management algorithms, standardized equipment provisions, and appropriate clinical training in the application of front-of-neck access techniques are necessary to optimize procedural success to ensure adequate oxygenation. The OxyTain algorithm is an institutionally developed protocol to manage cannot intubate and cannot oxygenate events. With proper implementation, this unique process aligning the cannula cricothyroidotomy and scalpel bougie as primary and secondary techniques, respectively, can potentially optimize procedural success. This algorithmic approach is trained routinely among our anesthesia providers, while the equipment is standardized throughout our anesthetizing locations.

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