How Do I Prepare Myself and My Staff for a Difficult Airway?

the best way to prepare for a difficult airway patient is to be prepared for a difficult airway in any patient, or, better, to prepare the airway of each patient in the best possible way. Placing the devices in the strategy and not making the strategy as a device sequence, oxygenation remains to be the only target to pursue. We should take into account anatomical and physiological findings, finding out the available resources, and above all preparing a strategy to be shared and discussed with the team, including specific attention for postprocedural care when and if needed. Human factors remain the last challenge to improve patients’ safety and outcomes, and the largest effort of every airway manager, and in general healthcare providers, should be aimed at “prevention is better than cure”, which could not be more true for (difficult) airways.