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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Human Factors in Airway Management: Designing Systems for Safer, Team-Based Care.

Manuel Á Gómez-Ríos, Pavel Michalek, Tomasz Gaszyński, André A J Van Zundert

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Ten tips for a safe approach in airway management.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Manuel Á Gómez-RíosAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, 15006 A Coruña, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0183-1098
Pavel MichalekScience, Research and Education, General University Hospital in Prague, 128 08 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-8119-5927
Tomasz GaszyńskiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5250-3978
André A J Van ZundertAnaesthesiology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1836-6831

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing complexity of airway management, particularly in high-stakes or emergency settings, demands a holistic approach that accounts not only for technical skill but also for the systems in which clinicians operate. Advances in airway devices such as videolaryngoscopes, videolaryngeal mask airways, flexible intubation scopes, combined techniques, and single-use technologies offer new opportunities for improving outcomes-but also introduce new challenges. This article explores the intersection of human factors and the implementation of new airway devices, using a systems-based lens informed by the SEIPS 3.0 framework. Drawing on recent guidelines, real-world case studies, and design principles, we examine how technological changes affect team dynamics, decision-making, equipment layout, and cognitive load. We also highlight the importance of standardized processes, training, and environmental design in mitigating risk and enhancing performance. Ultimately, we propose actionable strategies to integrate human factors into airway device adoption to improve both patient safety and clinician well-being. This review underscores the fact that embedding human factor principles into the adoption and use of airway technologies is essential to build safer, more resilient, and team-centered airway management systems.

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airway managementergonomicshuman factorspatient safetySEIPSvideolaryngoscopy

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PMID41464752
PMCPMC12734240

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