Guideline · Position statement or standards
Managing the Difficult Airway in the Neonate - A BAPM Framework for Practice
- Delivery room and stabilisation
- Education and simulation
- Families and professional practice
- Mechanical ventilation
- Medical
- Newborn life support
- Nursing
- Respiratory
This guideline is from 2020, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
This BAPM Framework for Practice provides a template for managing the difficult neonatal airway in a stepwise way, designed to be adapted locally to the resources available in any neonatal care setting. It applies to clinical teams caring for newborns who may encounter an unexpected or anticipated difficult airway. The locally generated plan is intended for use in drills and simulation so teams can rehearse their response. Supporting resource materials, appendices and consultation responses accompany the framework.
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