Principles of Airway Management
Edition: 3rd ed. edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 5, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780387955308
Subjects: Otorhinolaryngology (ENT); Respiratory medicine; Respiratory Diseases; Respiratory System Physiology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Anesthesiology; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Airway (Medicine); Intubation; Respiratory intensive care; Trachea
First sentence: Knowledge of anatomy is essential to the study of airway management.
Description: Reviews the essential aspects of airway management: anatomy, airway management and CPR, equipment, intubation, fiberoptic endoscopy, complications of endotracheal intubation, surgical approaches, pediatric airway, mechanical ventilation, and much more. Provides well-balanced discussions of the complexities and difficult issues associated with airway management. A new chapter on laryngeal mask airway provides timely information on its effect on the practice and the reduced need for laryngoscopy and intubation. Contains more than 350 updated illustrations, tables, and boxes.