What are the recommendations for airway support and ventilatory assistance for patients with acute stroke who have decreased consciousness or bulbar dysfunction?
Airway support and ventilatory assistance are recommended for the treatment of patients with acute stroke who have decreased consciousness or who have bulbar dysfunction that causes compromise of the airway. The recommendation and COR are unchanged from 2013 AIS Guidelines, but the LOE has been amended to conform with ACC/AHA 2015 Recommendation Classification System.