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Airway World® Podcasts feature quarterly airway research updates and important airway topic discussions presented by the internationally renowned founders and faculty of The Difficult Airway Course™. Ron Walls, MD, Michael Murphy, MD and Robert Luten, MD present these podcasts as an easy way for me…

Calvin A. Brown III, MD


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    2022 Airway Article of the Year: Price's Comparing the First-Pass Success Rate of the King LTS-D and the i-gel Airway Devices in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 12:24


    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.”

    Research Update: Extraglottic Devices (the EGD). i-Gel vs. Endotracheal Intubation (ETI) in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, i-Gel vs. King LTS-D in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and ILTS-D vs Ambu Auragain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 51:01


    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.

    Research Update: Video Laryngoscopy, Peri-intubation Hemodynamic Instability, and Ketamine vs. Etomidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 47:31


    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.  

    2021 Article of the Year: April's Peri-intubation Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 18:00


    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."

    Research Update: Trauma Intubation, Ramping vs Supine Position, and Airway Anatomy & Laryngeal View

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 38:31


    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.

    Research Update: Angioedema, Awake Intubation, and the Predicted Difficult Airway

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 52:03


    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.

    Research Update: Risk Factors for Peri-intubation Mortality, Bedside Screening for Anatomic Difficulty, and Rocuronium Dosing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 49:51


    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.

    Research Update: The Unstable Patient, COVID Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, and Videolarygoscopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 62:48


    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.

    2020 Article of the Year: Mosier's Time to Loss of Preoxygenation in Emergency Department Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 12:05


    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."  

    Research Update: Ketamine, Preoxygenation, and Intubation Boxes for use with COVID-19 Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 55:35


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

    Research Update: Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Video Laryngoscopy, and Respiratory Failure due to COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 65:28


    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.  

    Practical Guidance for Airway Management of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Patient

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 98:34


    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.

    2019 Article of the Year: Casey's Bag-Mask Ventilation During Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 14:32


    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."

    Research Update: DAS Guidelines on Awake Tracheal Intubation in Adults

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 40:11


    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.  

    Research Update: Preventing Desaturation and Intubation Frequency

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 57:07


    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. 

    Research Update: HEAVEN, RSI, and Post-intubation Sedation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 60:43


    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.

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    Research Update: Pre-oxygenation and Bagging During RSI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 62:39


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

    2018 Article of the Year: Driver's Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube and Stylet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 12:18


    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."

    Research Update: Cricothyrotomy, Supraglottics, and Video v. Direct Laryngoscopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 50:09


    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.

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    Research Update: Preoxygenation, Hypotension, and Video v. Direct Laryngoscopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 73:59


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

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    Research Update: Hypoxia, Succinylcholine vs. Rocuronium, Bougie, Fiberoptic and HEAVEN

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 72:57


    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.

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    Research Update: Pre-hospital Airway Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 61:19


    Using a case-based approach, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

    2017 Airway Article of the Year: Driver's Flush Rate Oxygen for Emergency Airway Preoxygenation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 13:50


    Calvin Brown III, MD present three nominees for “2016 Airway Article of the Year.” The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2016 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.”

    Research Update: Preoxygenation, Cricoid Pressure, Pediatrics, and Video Laryngoscopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2018 50:54


    Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

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    Research Update: Apneic Oxygenation, Video Laryngoscopy, and Pre-hospital Airway Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 69:58


    Dr. Calvin Brown III and special guest, Dr. Jestin Carlson introduce the latest published airway research and discuss its impact on clinical practice.

    Research Update: Positioning, Video Laryngoscopy, and ED Difficult Airways

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 56:51


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

    Research Update: Video vs. Direct Laryngoscopy, ICU, and Positioning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 57:29


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

    2016 Airway Article of the Year: Driver's Flush Rate Oxygen for Emergency Airway Preoxygenation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 17:33


    Calvin Brown III, MD present three nominees for “2016 Airway Article of the Year.” The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2016 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.”

    Research Update: Supplemental Oxgyen, Dosing in Morbid Obesity, and NIPPV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 47:19


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

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    Research Update: Preoxygenation, Ketamine, Hypercurved Video Laryngoscopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 58:02


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

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    Research Update: Oxygenation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2016 60:06


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

    December 2015_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016 84:26


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice. This podcast also includes the 4th Annual Airway Article of the Year Award Show.

    2015 Airway Article of the Year: Saito's Incidence of and Risk Factors for Difficult Ventilation via a Supraglottic Airway Device in Population of 14,480 patients from SE Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016 17:20


    Calvin Brown III, MD present four nominees for “2015 Airway Article of the Year.” The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2015 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.”

    September 2015_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2015 67:33


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

    June 2015_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2015 64:25


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

    March 2015_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2015 79:34


    Through a case discussion, Dr. Calvin Brown III introduces the latest published airway research and discusses its impact on clinical practice.

    2014 Airway Article of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2014 11:37


    Calvin Brown III, MD and Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD present three nominees for “2014 Airway Article of the Year.” The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2014 Quarterly Airway Research Updates. The panelists discuss the content and merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year.”

    September 2014_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2014 63:07


    Through case discussions, Dr. Walls, Dr. Raja and Dr. Horton introduce the latest published airway research and discuss their impact on clinical practice.

    June 2014_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2014 66:51


    Through case discussions, Dr. Walls, Dr. Raja and Dr. Horton introduce the latest published airway research and discuss their impact on clinical practice.

    March 2014_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 67:56


    Dr. Walls selects the most relevant research from recently published articles and with Ali S. Raja, MD and Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD, discusses their impact on the practice of airway management.

    December 2013_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2013 95:10


    Dr. Calvin Brown III, sitting in for Ron Walls, hosts this month's podcast which also features the second annual Airway Article of the Year Award show. Joining Dr. Brown are Ali S. Raja, MD and Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD.

    2013 Airway Article of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2013 38:03


    Dr. Calvin Brown III, sitting in for Ron Walls, and panelists Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD and Ali S. Raja, MD present four nominees for “Airway Article of the Year.” The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2013 Quarterly Airway Research Updates. The panelists discuss and debate the content and merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year.”

    September 2013_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2013 61:58


    Dr. Ron Walls selects the most relevant research from recently published articles, shares their results and discusses their impact on the practice of emergency airway management. Originally presented as a live webinar, this presentation also features Ali S. Raja, MD and Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD.

    June 2013_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2013 62:49


    Dr. Ron Walls selects the most relevant research from recently published articles, shares their results and discusses their impact on the practice of emergency airway management. Originally presented as a live webinar, this presentation also features Ali S. Raja, MD and Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD.

    AirwayShort: Ketamine and ICP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2013 1:00


    Dr. Ron Walls gives a one minute explanation of how he thinks about the use of ketamine with patients with elevated intracranial pressure. This audio segment was taken from the March 2013 Airway Research Update webinar.

    2012 Airway Article of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2013 20:55


    Dr. Ron Walls and guest panelists Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD and Ali S. Raja, MD present four nominees for “Airway Article of the Year.” The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2012 Quarterly Airway Research Updates. The panelists discuss and debate the content and merits of each article and with the help of the audience, select the “Airway Article of the Year.”

    March 2013_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2013 74:06


    Dr. Ron Walls selects the most relevant research from recently published articles, shares their results and discusses their impact on the practice of emergency airway management. Originally presented as a live webinar, this presentation also features Ali S. Raja, MD and Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD. Dr. Walls is Chair of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Medicine (Emergency Medicine) at Harvard Medical School.

    Dec 2012_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2013 85:01


    Dr. Ron Walls selects the most relevant research from recently published articles, shares their results and discusses their impact on the practice of emergency airway management. Originally presented as a live webinar, this presentation also features Ali S. Raja, MD and Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD. Dr. Walls is Chair of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Medicine (Emergency Medicine) at Harvard Medical School.

    Predicting the Difficult Airway: LEMON, MOANS, RODS, SMART

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2012 14:53


    Dr. Walls explains the mnemonics taught in The Difficult Airway Courses™ to help airway managers predict difficulty. Originally presented as a video, this presentation opens with a brief dramatic enactment of a case where the provider (Calvin) did not assess the patient for a difficult airway before proceeding with RSI.

    March 2012_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2012 60:39


    Dr. Ron Walls selects the most relevant research from recently published articles, shares their results and discusses their impact on the practice of emergency airway management. Originally presented as a live webinar, this presentation also features Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD. Dr. Walls is Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Cheryl Lynn Horton is Chief Resident of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

    June 2012_Quarterly Airway Research Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2012 63:23


    Dr. Ron Walls selects the most relevant research from recently published articles, shares their results and discusses their impact on the practice of emergency airway management. Originally presented as a live webinar, this presentation also features Cheryl Lynn Horton, MD. Dr. Walls is Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Cheryl Lynn Horton is Chief Resident of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

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