Airway World® Podcasts

Darren Braude. MD EMT-P, discusses recent research related to pre-hospital airway management, including: Carbon Dioxide & Traumatic Brain Injury, Airway in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, EGA vs ETI in Trauma, Induction Agents, Power of Prediction, King Laryngeal Tube vs iGel, Ventilation Bag Size. He offers his key Take Home Point, after each research topic is discussed. (Recording of LIve Broadc...

Matteo Parotto, MD, Course Director for The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia, discusses recent research related to airway management in anesthesia practice.  Topics include comparison of the McGrath VL vs DL for rapid sequence intubation in the OR, comparison of hyperangulated vs Macintosh video laryngoscope blades, airway management with cervical spine injuries, and preoxygenation using non-in...

Christyn Magill, MD, faculty for The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency, discusses recent research related to airway management in pediatric patients.  Topics include airway management in neonates and infants, factors associated with first pass success in endotracheal intubation in children, video-assisted laryngoscopy and blade selection, usage and success in pediatric intubation, and endotrachea...

Darren Braude, MD, EMT-P, Medical Director for The Difficult Airway Course: EMS, discusses recent research related to Post-Intubation Management, Supraglottic Airways vs EndoTracheal Intubation, Trauma Airways, Induction Agents and The Power of Prediction.  He offers his key take-away lessons on each topic.

Calvin A Brown III, MD presents three nominees for "2022 Airway Article of the Year." The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2022 Quarterly Airway Research Updates. Dr. Brown discusses the merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year."

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research related to i-Gel vs. Endotracheal Intubation (ETI) and i-Gel vs. King LTS-D in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, compares the iLTS-D with the Ambu Auragain.  He offers key take-away lessons, "Calvin's Critical Concepts," after each research topic is discussed.

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research related to VL vs. DL, peri-intubation hemodynamic instability, and etomidate vs. ketamine in emergency endotracheal intubation.  He offers key take-away lessons, "Calvin's Critical Concepts", after each research topic is discussed.  

Calvin A Brown III, MD presents four nominees for "2021 Airway Article of the Year." The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2021 Quarterly Airway Research Updates. Dr. Brown discusses the merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year."

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research on the best type of device for first-pass success in ED intubation of trauma patients, patient positioning (ramped vs supine) during intubation with apneic oxygenation, and engagement of the median glossoepiglottic fold and laryngeal view.

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research related to angioedema in the ED, awake intubation, and the recently updated Canadian Airway Focus Group's recommendations for the anticipated difficult airway.  And of course, Dr. Brown includes key take-away lessons - Calvin's Critical Concepts.

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research on risk factors associated with peri-intubation mortality, an easy-to-use bedside screening technique for assessing anatomic difficulty using thyromental height, and rocuronium dosing for emergency RSI.

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research on airway management in the unstable patient, COVID hypoxemic respiratory failure in the ED and which MAC (SG) videolaryngoscopy is best.

Calvin A. Brown III, MD presents three nominees for "2020 Airway Article of the Year."  The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2020 Quarterly Airway Research Updates.  Dr. Brown discusses the merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year."  

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research on ketamine, preoxygenation, and the use of aerosol barrier boxes for use during intubation of COVID-19 patients.

Dr. Calvin Brown and special guests, Dr. Susan Wilcox (Mass General Hospital) and Dr. Darren Braude (Univ of New Mexico), discuss recent research on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, standard-geometry v. hyperangulated video laryngoscopes, and respiratory failure due to COVID-19.  

The four national directors of The Difficult Airway Course offer practical guidance for airway management of the coronavirus patient. Hosted by Calvin Brown III MD, this presentation includes perspectives from Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pre-hospital Medicine.  Panelists include J. Adam Law MD, Jarrod Mosier MD, and Darren Braude MD, EMT-P.

Calvin Brown III, MD presents four nominees for the "2019 Airway Article of the Year."  The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in 2019 Quarterly Airway Research Updates.  Dr. Brown discusses the content and merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year."

Dr. Calvin Brown reviews the recently published Difficult Airway Society guidelines on awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults.  The guidelines cover indication, set up, checklists, oxygenation, topicalization & sedation, and tube confirmation.  General recommendations are also discussed.  

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses four airway studies using clinical scenarios to illustrate key points and "What would you do?" questions to engage the audience. The topics covered include intubation frequency among emergency physicians, use of end tidal oxygen monitoring to assess preoxygenation during RSI, apneic oxygenation in the PICU, and high flow-nasal oxygen in morbidly obese patients. 

Using a case-based approach, Dr. Calvin Brown discusses three research studies focusing on the HEAVEN criteria, drug order in Rapid Sequence Intubation, and post-intubation sedation.

Dr. Calvin Brown takes a deep dive into the current state of and recommendations regarding pre-oxygenation and bagging during rapid sequence intubation (RSI).

Calvin Brown III, MD presents four nominees for "2018 Airway Article of the Year."  The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2018 Quarterly Airway Research Updates.  Dr. Brown discusses the content and merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year."

Using a case-based approach, Dr. Calvin Brown discusses four research studies focusing on supraglottic airways, VL v. DL in cardiac arrest, and finding the cricothyroid membrane.

Dr. Calvin Brown discussed four research studies focusing on preoxygenation, hypotension, Video v. Direct Laryngoscopy and predicting difficulty in airway management.  

Using a case-based approach, Dr. Calvin Brown III and guest presenter, Dr. Brian Driver, introduce the latest published airway research and discuss its impact on clinical practice.