RT Book, Section A1 Atkins, Joshua H. A1 Rassekh, Christopher H. A2 Grippi, Michael A. A2 Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E. A2 Dela Cruz, Charles S. A2 Kotloff, Robert M. A2 Kotton, Camille Nelson A2 Pack, Allan I. SR Print(0) ID 1195017937 T1 Intubation and Upper Airway Management T2 Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260473988 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195017937 RD 2024/03/29 AB Management of the upper airway, in both acute and elective settings, requires significant expertise, proper equipment, and organizational structure. Airway management is generally an interprofessional and interdisciplinary team effort that is enhanced by coordination and planning. Complications from a difficult intubation or problems from tracheostomy create may lead to considerable morbidity and mortality. Closed-claims analysis of medicolegal cases in anesthesiology reveals that litigation for patient harm related to airway management is generally associated with severe morbidity related to intubation and tracheostomy.1,2 Multidisciplinary management of the airway, operator preparedness, and team communication are critical to preventing such complications.3