title: Airway Assessment for Office Sedation/Anesthesia.
abstract: Whenever a patient is about to receive sedation or general anesthesia, no matter what the technique, the preoperative assessment of the airway is one of the most important steps in ensuring patient safety and positive outcomes. This article, Part III in the series on airway management, is directed at the ambulatory office practice and focuses on predicting the success of advanced airway rescue techniques.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Head, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Control, Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Tufts University Schools of Dental Medicine and Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Morton B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Academic Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Phero
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008397:Masks; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D061214:Patient Safety; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Airway evaluation; Airway management; Anesthesia; Emergency rescue; Sedation