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Monitoring the Depth of Anesthesia

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Difficult airways remain a crucial factor in Perioperative Medicine, with implications on patients’ safety and outcomes.

Preparation and prediction of a difficult airway represent the first points to be addressed, and development of a strategy, including sharing with the team, before airway instrumentation is of paramount importance, even if a plethora of airway devices are available.

The main target of any strategy has to be focused on oxygenation, and any means to reach this goal should be prioritized. Different airway devices such as videolaryngoscopes and second-generation supraglottic airway devices do contribute to managing successfully many difficult airway cases, but their role remains secondary if compared with the importance of nontechnical skills such as strategy, preparedness, communication, and teamwork.

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    Franco Cavaliere

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    Carlo Cavaliere

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Cavaliere, F., Cavaliere, C. (2020). Monitoring the Depth of Anesthesia. In: Chiumello, D. (eds) Practical Trends in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2019. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43873-9_13

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