Evidence-based Guide to Difficult Airway Management - Tapa dura

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Dr. Manuel Ángel Gómez-Ríos, MD, PhD, is a senior anesthesiologist, clinical researcher, and academic leader based in A Coruña, Spain. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to airway management, perioperative medicine, and patient safety, particularly in the fields of videolaryngoscopy and the integration of human factors principles into clinical practice. He works in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the A Coruña University Hospital (CHUAC). He currently serves as Vice President of the Clinical Management Division of the Spanish Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy (SEDAR) and is co-founder of the Iberoamerican Airway Society. He is also affiliated with the Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Group at the University of A Coruña (UDC) and INIBIC, and serves as a Visiting Professor at the Medical University of Łódź, Poland. Dr. Gómez-Ríos has an extensive academic portfolio, including more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, as well as active involvement in international collaborations and clinical guideline development. He has played a leading role in the development of national and international airway management guidelines and consensus statements. He serves on the editorial boards of journals such as BMC Anesthesiology, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, Expert Review of Medical Devices, and the Spanish Journal of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, and regularly reviews manuscripts for high-impact scientific journals. His research focuses on airway management, perioperative risk assessment, and the application of artificial intelligence to perioperative medicine and patient safety. He has led and participated in multiple clinical trials and innovative research projects. In addition to his research activities, he is actively involved in postgraduate education and mentorship, supervising doctoral and master’s students. His work combines clinical excellence, scientific innovation, and academic leadership to advance safer, evidence-based anesthesiology worldwide.

Professor André van Zundert is a double-boarded anesthesiologist-intensivist who worked in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, for 30 years and relocated to Brisbane, QLD, Australia, in 2013, where he was asked to set up an academic department.  He personally established, directed, and funded the UQ-awarded ‘Centre for Excellence and Innovation in Anaesthesia', a premier teaching, training, testing, quality care and research center.  Besides working at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, he holds professorial appointments at the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland Brain Institute, and Udayana University (Denpasar, Indonesia). Recently, he was honored to lead the newly established ‘André van Zundert Research and Education Center’ at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

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This book provides a comprehensive evidence-based guide to the management of the difficult airway in adult patients. It offers recommendations grounded in current scientific evidence, educational frameworks, and practical implementation tools, particularly cognitive aids applicable to airway management in anesthesiology, critical care, emergency medicine, and prehospital care. The principles presented in this book emphasize the importance of human factors, cognitive processes involved in decision-making during critical situations, and the optimization of airway management strategies to preserve adequate alveolar oxygenation and improve patient safety and quality of care. This practical manual, enriched with recommendations and expert guidance, is an essential resource for anesthesiologists, intensivists, emergency physicians, and allied healthcare professionals involved in everyday clinical practice.