Airway Management in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine

A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 191

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Integrated Critical Care Unit, New Cross Hospital, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK
Interests: airway; mechanical ventilation; IV fluids

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Intensive Care and Acute Care Medicine, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
Interests: neurocritical care

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Dear Colleagues,

Airway management in critically ill patients is challenging, with the risk of complications such as hypoxemia, cardiovascular collapse, or even cardiac arrest. There has been considerable interest among researchers and clinicians in the field of airway management in emergency and intensive care medicine over the last several years. We are pleased to announce a Special Issue focusing on airway management in emergency and intensive care. This Special Issue will provide a comprehensive exploration of the latest advancements, challenges, and innovative approaches in managing airway in critically ill patients.

We invite the submission of original research, reviews, case studies, and expert opinions on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Advances in airway management techniques and tools in critically ill patients in various settings—prehospital, emergency care, and the ICU.
  • Challenges in managing airways in trauma, shock, and cardiac arrest.
  • Physiologically difficult airways.

Contributions from multidisciplinary teams and global perspectives are highly encouraged. Submissions will undergo a rigorous peer review process to ensure the highest quality of content.

Dr. Prashant Nasa
Prof. Dr. Tonny V. Veenith
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • airway management
  • critical care
  • laryngoscopy
  • intubation, intratracheal
  • emergency treatment

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Protocol
Consensus Statements on Airway Clearance Interventions in Intubated Critically Ill Patients—Protocol for a Delphi Study
by Andrea A. Esmeijer, Prashant Nasa, George Ntoumenopoulos, Denise Battaglini, Deven Juneja, Lorenzo Ball, Stephan Ehrmann, Marcus J. Schultz, Frederique Paulus and Willemke Stilma
Life 2025, 15(8), 1292; https://doi.org/10.3390/life15081292 - 14 Aug 2025
Abstract
Intubated critically ill patients are susceptible to secretion accumulation because of compromised airway clearance. Various airway clearance interventions are employed to prevent complications arising from mucus retention. This Delphi study aims to collect global opinions in an international expert panel of ICU professionals [...] Read more.
Intubated critically ill patients are susceptible to secretion accumulation because of compromised airway clearance. Various airway clearance interventions are employed to prevent complications arising from mucus retention. This Delphi study aims to collect global opinions in an international expert panel of ICU professionals on the usefulness of these various airway clearance interventions. A steering committee performed a literature search informing the formulation of statements. Statements are grouped into two distinct parts: (1) Humidification and Nebulization, and (2) Suctioning and Mucus mobilization techniques. For each part, a diverse panel of 30–40 experts will be selected, with concerted effort to involve experts from various medical specialties involved in airway clearance methods. Multiple choice questions (MCQs) or 7-point Likert-scale statements will be used in the iterative Delphi rounds to reach consensus on various airway clearance interventions. Rounds will continue until stability is achieved for all statements. Consensus will be deemed achieved when a choice in MCQs or a Likert-scale statement achieves ≥75% agreement or disagreement. Starting from the second round of the Delphi process, stability will be assessed using non-parametric χ2 tests or Kruskal–Wallis tests. Stability will be defined by a p-value of ≥0.05. Full article
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