Failed intubation: supraglottic rescue, intubation through it, then cannula jet ventilation
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Airway station (illustrative). The ABA has announced an unscored airway management pilot for 2027 but has not published the station's format, timing or equipment.7
Ms. Ortega is a 48-year-old woman, 112 kg, with a small-bowel obstruction booked for urgent laparotomy. A nasogastric tube was aspirated before a rapid sequence induction with propofol and rocuronium and cricoid pressure. Sugammadex, second-generation supraglottic airways, a flexible bronchoscope with an Aintree intubation catheter, a front-of-neck kit and a manual jet injector are available. A nurse and a facilitator are in the room; the facilitator gives you findings and events when you ask.
Your task: manage Ms. Ortega's airway and say out loud what you are doing and why.