Table 2 Barriers & facilitators to implementation of novel airway management practices

Barriers, n (%)

 Lack of group consensus as to the best approach

10 (43)

 Physical supplies not organized adequately for use during intubation

6 (26)

 Lack of a single institutional authority on intubation

6 (26)

 Lack of adequate dissemination of revised airway practices

5 (22)

 Physical supplies not available

4 (17)

Facilitators, n (%)

 A local clinical simulation program

16 (70)

 A local quality improvement program

11 (48)

 Access to free open-access content on new intubation protocols

11 (48)

 Departmental presence of a knowledge translation specialist

9 (39)

 An electronic knowledge translation tool (i.e., wiki, blog)

2 (9)