Until recently, the anaesthesiology and resuscitation resident training in
difficult airway (DA) consisted solely of learning the techniques to maintain a patent
airway, ventilation with face mask and direct laryngoscopy. In addition, it was believed
that their acquisition was possible only with the repetition of such techniques during
training, assuming that enough cases were exposed to meet this objective. There are
several reasons that make it necessary to review this training system. such as the known
data of avoidable morbidity related to DA, the development of a large number of new
techniques for the management of DA in the last decade, the lower exposure of the
resident to tracheal intubation, derived from the great thrust of regional anaesthesia, use
of supraglottic elements or greater dedication to rotations outside the operating room.
Besides, there have been advances in research on airway learning that deserve
attention.
Keywords: Airway learning, Airway management, Direct laryngoscopy,
Education, Morbidity, Mortality, Safe, Simulation, Supraglottic, Training,
videolaryngoscopy.
