Question

Question: A Guedel airway is more likely to be needed in which groups of patients?

Answer

Patient with a Guedel airway in place

Question: A Guedel airway is more likely to be needed in which groups of patients?

Answer: Patients who have no teeth, e.g. infants or the elderly, as the mid-face has a tendency to collapse. Also obese patients, in whom airway obstruction often occurs during anaesthesia.

Patient with a Guedel airway in place