James DuCanto, M.D.
@jducanto
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Anesthesiologist, Author, Educator, Inventor. You’re never too smart to do something simple.
Milwaukee, WI
Joined May 2011
Congratulations to @rosshofmeyr - 22 seconds for the Scope Challenge! Wow!! 🤩🙌 It’s the last day of @WAMM2025, can you beat his record?!
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@cliffreid @emcrit @EM_RESUS @dasresidents @jducanto @DaveOlvera1 @NaveenEipe @maffygirl @ProfEllenO @Sajay70 @loes_bruijstens @JSweenen @AirwayTriageApp The recommended technique for eFONA
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@jobbinggasman @cliffreid @emcrit @EM_RESUS @dasresidents @jducanto @DaveOlvera1 @NaveenEipe @maffygirl @ProfEllenO @Sajay70 @loes_bruijstens @JSweenen @AirwayTriageApp Read the full whole 🧵
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DAS 2025 OG plan D, ... I got asked to do the illustrations! @jducanto @airwayGladiator @AirwayMxAcademy @NaveenEipe @jstgeorgemd @jameslhuffman @Apirotte @Ornge @teganafletcher
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@dasairway guidelines out USE A VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE DEFAULT Videolaryngoscopy is now the recommended norm Some folk will need to make changes. We recently published a narrative review which discusses the challenges and myths around VL and gives guidance on default VL
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If your child dresses as a physician in training for Halloween this year, they're obligated to Trick or Treat for a full 24 hour shift.
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Wanna understand the Andromeda Shock trial? We did a @CritCareTime episode about those topic with @ross_prager! Check it out: 🎧 AUDIO Apple https://t.co/fuS5uW7wyy Spotify https://t.co/W8LlcmIvjI 📺 VIDEO YouTube https://t.co/CR05QKNJmK 📖 NOTES https://t.co/cyCYYpZmMX
criticalcaretime.com
What is the microcirculation? How are terms like volume-status and fluid-responsiveness misleading? Join us as we sit down with Dr. Ross Prager to unpack and de-mystify the concepts of congestion and...
(1/x) Andromeda-Shock 2 was just published in JAMA and is the most important septic shock trial in the past DECADE. They found that phenotyped resuscitation improves the composite outcome of mortality, vital support, and hospital LOS. Here's how you can apply this protocol to
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🚨Ready to level up your resus game? 🚨 Hands-on. High-yield. Heart-pounding. #REVIVE2026 → https://t.co/JS40aGvcYO
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@Paulo_SanPedro @jducanto That is only an opinion. Manikin and live use may give different experiences. I like my d looped bougie as the preloaded Endotracheal tube.
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Thanks to the #EM #FOAMed community advancing airway innovation. Tagging a few who may have thoughts on the importance of backup airways @emcrit
@srrezaie
@emrap_tweets
@SAEM
@ACEPNow
@ACEP
@AAEMinfo
@EMRA_ACC @EMRAorg
@jducanto
@AirwayMxAcademy
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The Kiwi grip gives better bougie control. Lecture at National University Hospital Singapore
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RIP William Hootkins. Thanks for all the memories!
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@cliffreid @jducanto 'Patient Positioning is Airway Management' 👍 That's a great hill to die on and I'd be on top of that hill.
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If you’re a paramedic or emergency medicine / critical care trainee & you have some time in the operating room, or if you’re an anaesthetist supervising them, this excellent article by @jducanto and C. Galton provides great suggested targeted activities https://t.co/oL5y7GBAZa
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@narkosepadawan Es gibt meines Wissens nach keine Literatur die Verletzungen durch starre Absaugkatheter beschreibt, jedoch kenne ich Berichte von eingesaugten Uvulas oder ansaugen an den Schleimhäuten. Das sollte jedoch nicht passieren bei der normalen SALAD Technique wo der Sauger 1/X
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@HofkampMichael @MSharifpourMD @AirwayMxAcademy @bobfunn At ASA Michael, I’ll share a method to get better LMA/SGA insertion (Derived from SALAD Technique). Hold rigid suction left hand like it’s a laryngoscope, use it to compress tongue and lift epiglottis/bas of tongue—flattens the curves to improve insertion. It’s what I share
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Her: she’s probably thinking about other girls Me: *is thinking about VL and the SALAD technique*
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