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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463954203321

Titolo

The difficult airway [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide / / edited by Carin A. Hagberg, Carlos A. Artime, William H. Daily

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-19-935279-8

0-19-934424-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HagbergCarin A

ArtimeCarlos A

DailyWilliam H

Disciplina

615.8/36

Soggetti

Airway (Medicine)

Respiratory organs - Obstructions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Airway Assessment; Chapter 2: Preparation for Awake Intubation; Chapter 3: Preoxygenation Strategies and Positioning Tips; Chapter 4: Mask Ventilation; Chapter 5: Nasotracheal Intubation; Chapter 6: Supraglottic Airway Devices; Chapter 7: ETTs and Laryngoscopy Techniques; Chapter 8: Intubation Stylets; Chapter 9: Flexible Fiberoptic Intubation; Chapter 10: Retrograde Intubation; Chapter 11: Percutaneous Transtracheal Jet Ventilation; Chapter 12: Cricothyrotomy; Chapter 13: Extubation Catheters; Chapter 14: Combination Techniques

Chapter 15: Pediatric Airway ManagementChapter 16: Difficult Airway Supplies; Chapter 17: Special Considerations for Out of the Operating Room and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Chapter 18: Communication of the Difficult Airway and Dissemination of Critical Airway Information; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Although a cornerstone of the practice of Anesthesiology, airway management is also frequently performed by emergency physicians, intensivists, and other clinicians. Because airway devices and techniques are constantly changing, trainees in these professions must



achieve proficiency with a variety of instruments and methods, and even experienced practitioners should continually update their airway skills. The Difficult Airway: A Practical Guide provides practical guidance on improving the success rates of airway managers of all specialties who use modern airway devices and techniques. The book