List of essential (minimum) equipment. Additional items “may be added at the discretion of each individual department.” List of supplementary equipment. Emphasizes careful selection of items.
No specific recommendations regarding content of a DAT. General advice regarding immediate availability of equipment for difficult airway management. Emphasis on the need for adequate equipment in obstetrical units.
List of minimum equipment for the anesthesiologists’ workstation. Airway management equipment should be readily available also in the PACU and ICU. No comments regarding a DAT.
Rescue airway devices should be accessible “within seconds from any operating room,” e.g., in a DAT. Limited recommendations regarding specific equipment.
Detailed recommendations regarding setup, organization, and implementation of a DAT. Advice about the design and contents of an ideal DAT. Emphasizes limiting the number of devices to improve decision-making.
Guidelines concerning difficult/failed tracheal intubation in obstetrics. Standardization of airway equipment within the hospital is recommended. Limited recommendations regarding which equipment to include in a DAT.
ANZCA = Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists; DAS = difficult airway society; DAT = difficult airway trolley; ICU = intensive care unit; PACU = postanesthesia care unit; SFAI = Svensk förening för anestesi och intensivvård (Swedish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care).