7. From Sedation to Crisis | Managing an Unprotected Airway

What could go wrong during a routine sedation case?

A patient presents for a seemingly straightforward procedure. She’s appropriately fasted, has no obvious aspiration risk factors, and the plan is simple: propofol sedation, spontaneous ventilation, and local anesthesia from the surgeon.

Then everything changes.

In this episode of The Anesthesia Playbook, we work through a case inspired by a real event and put you in the anesthesiologist’s seat as the situation evolves.

What would you do next—and more importantly, why?

Follow along, commit to your decisions, and see how your approach compares as the case unfolds.

Understand more. Memorize less.

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