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. 2021 May 5;11(2):e112508. doi: 10.5812/aapm.112508

Box 2. Consensus Guidelines of the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative (PeDI-C) (18).

Guidlines
Anxiolytic medications administration.
Intravenous anesthetic inductions.
Video laryngoscope-used tracheal intubation.
Cuffed tracheal tubes.
Using in-line suction catheters.
Performing airway procedures in negative pressure rooms.
Allocating sufficient time between surgeries for cleaning of the operating room and air filtration.
Transporting mechanically ventilated children with COVID-19 with a ventilator with viral filters on the patient side.
COVID-19 patients, in early or recovery phase as well as those under investigation, bypassing the post anesthesia care unit and directly being transferred to the inpatient ward.
Using appropriate PPE while performing aerosol-generating procedures in asymptomatic and suspected children.