How anaesthesiologists understand difficult airway guidelines—an interview study

Figures & data

Table I. Ways of seeing algorithms for the difficult airway among 20 Swedish anaesthesiologists.

	Category (A)	Category (B)	Category (C)	Category (D)
Years of working experience	A law-like rule for how to act in difficult airway situations	A cognitive aid, an action plan for difficult airway situations	A basis for developing flexible, personal algorithms for the difficult airway	A set of scientifically based guidelines for handling the difficult airway, the experts’ consensus
2		X
2		X
2		X
3	X	X
3		X
3		X
3			X
3			X
3		X		X
3		X		X
4	X	X		X
4		X	X	X
5		X
13		X	X	X
17	X	X	X
18			X	X
20			X	X
20				X
26		X
39			X	X

X = category presented.