Cognitive aids in thoracic emergencies

Well-designed cognitive aids facilitate critical priorities such as airway protection, bleeding control, and hemodynamic stabilization, and guide complex multidisciplinary interventions like bronchial artery embolization or thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Their successful use requires appropriate design and thoughtful integration into local practice, simulation training, and crisis resource management. Future efforts should focus on systematic development and validation of specialty-specific tools to optimize patient outcomes and strengthen resilience in thoracic anesthesia crisis management.