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The American Society of Anesthesiologists’ difficult airway algorithm was introduced in 1993 and revised in 2003 1. Hagberg, 2 Wilson, 3 and others have published thoughtful critiques of the algorithm, offering numerous modifications to expand its application. The algorithm has achieved “Gold Standard” status in its current form (see Chap. 9 ). It represents the definitive schematic approach to “front-end” difficult airway management.
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Finucane, B.T., Tsui, B.C.H., Santora, A.H. (2010). Extubation Strategies: The Extubation Algorithm. In: Principles of Airway Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09558-5_14
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