Core topics in airway management

• Other Authors: Calder, Ian 1948- (Editor), Pearce, Adrian C. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
• Edition: Second Edition
• Subjects: Airway Obstruction > prevention & control; Anesthesia; Intubation, Intratracheal > methods
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"Every anaesthetist reaches the end of their career with a collection of difficult airway experiences. Managing airway challenges relies on a combination of good clinical practice, knowledge of relevant basic sciences and critical evaluation of every aspect of airway care. This new edition of C...

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Basic Science: 1. Anatomy John Picard; 2. Airway physics Andrew Farmery; 3. Hypoxaemia Andrew Farmery; 4. Airway reflexes Jeremy Langton; 5. Cleaning and disinfection Adrian Pearce; Part II. Clinical: 6. Airway management - basic principles Ian Calder and Adrian Pearce; 7. Difficult airways - causes and identification Ian Calder; 8. Obstructive sleep apnoea Peter Venn; 9. Face masks and supra glottic airways Tim Cook; 10. Tracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes Viki Mitchell; 11. Airway damage - iatrogenic and traumatic Anil Patel; 12. Tracheal intubation - direct laryngoscopy John Henderson; 13. Tracheal intubation - flexible fibreoptic Mansukh Popat and Mridula Rai; 14. Tracheal intubation - alternative 'blind' techniques Adrian Pearce and Brian Prater; 15. Tracheal intubation - alternative 'visual' techniques Pieter Borg and Ankie Hamaekers; 16. Misplacement of tracheal tubes Om Sanehi; 17. Extubation Viki Mitchell; 18. The aspiration problem Richard Vanner; 19. The lost airway Chris Frerk and Priya Gauthama; Part III. Specialties: 20. Obstetrics Steve Yentis; 21. Paediatrics Philippa Evans; 22. Bariatrics Mark Bellamy; 23. Facio-maxillary surgery including trauma Joy Curran; 24. Dental anaesthesia Jane Stanford; 25. ENT surgery Anil Patel; 26. The cervical spine Ian Calder; 27. Thoracic Adrian Pearce; 28. Intensive care Andy Bodenham; 29. Airway management with limited resources Derek Barrett and Eric Hodgson; Part IV. Ethics and the Law: 30. Ethics Andy McLeod and Steve Yentis; 31. Legal Andy McLeod and Steve Yentis; Part V. Exam Questions: 32. The bleeding tonsils Anil Patel; 33. Epiglottis Anil Patel; 34. Haematoma plus thyroidectomy Ian Calder; 35. Foreign body Anil Patel; 36. OSA and full stomach Richard Vanner; 37. Broken neck Ian Calder; 38. Rheumatoid Ian Calder; 39. Facial fractures Joy Curran; 40. Broncho-pleural fistula Adrian Pearce; 41. Ludwig's angina Viki Mitchell; 42. Autistic child Eric Hodgson; Index.