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Author:   David B. Glick ,  Richard M Cooper ,  Andranik Ovassapian
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2013 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.047kg
ISBN:  

9780387928487

ISBN 10:   0387928480
Pages:   295
Publication Date:   05 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1.The Difficult Airway: Definitions and Algorithms.- 2.The  Expected Difficult Airway.- 3.The Role of Awake Intubation.- 4.Unanticipated Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy: Methods to Improve Its Success.- 5.The Role of Rigid Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy.- 6.Role of Rigid Video Laryngoscopy.- 7.The Role of the Supraglottic Airway.- 8.The Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy.- 9.The Role of Optical Stylets.- 10.The Role of the Lightwand.- 11.Role of retrograde intubation.- 12.The Role of the Combitube and Laryngeal Tube.- 13.The Role of Transtracheal Jet Ventilation.- 14.The Role of Surgical Airway Access.- 15.Evaluation and Management of the Difficult Pre-Hospital Airway.- 16.Extubation of the Difficult Airway.

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From the reviews: This multiauthored book describes airway management strategies for patients where mechanical control of the airway is deemed difficult. ... Practitioners in emergency medicine, prehospital care, anesthesiology, surgery, pulmonology, and critical care medicine are an appropriate audience. ... This is an excellent introduction to consensus-based protocols for airway management that integrates available technologies to manage this problem. ... This is a worthy contribution for the material it collects. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2013)

From the reviews: This multiauthored book describes airway management strategies for patients where mechanical control of the airway is deemed difficult. ... Practitioners in emergency medicine, prehospital care, anesthesiology, surgery, pulmonology, and critical care medicine are an appropriate audience. ... This is an excellent introduction to consensus-based protocols for airway management that integrates available technologies to manage this problem. ... This is a worthy contribution for the material it collects. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2013)

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