Principles of Airway Management, 4th Edition, reviews the essential aspects of airway management: anatomy, equipment, intubation, fiberoptic endoscopy, surgical approaches, intubating LMA (lightwand), pediatric airway, CPR, and mechanical ventilation. The book features well-balanced discussions of the complexities and difficult issues associated with airway management; excellent organization that ensures the material can be learned and applied to various situations; the latest equipment and techniques; summary boxes which highlight the most important points of each chapter; more than 250 illustrations, tables, and boxes; and case studies to reinforce each point." Well-balanced discussion of the complexities and difficult issues associated with airway management Excellent organization ensures that the materials will be learned as well as applied in various situations A new chapter on optical and digital laryngoscopy coversthe latest technologies in airway management INDICE: 1. Anatomy of the Airway.- 2. Basic Airway Management and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).- 3. Basic Airway Management Equipment.- 4. Fiberoptic Airway Management Techniques.- 5. Evaluation of the Airway Before Intubation.- 6. Indications and Preparation of the Patient for Intubation.- 7. Techniques of Intubation.- 8. The Difficult Airway.- 9. Complications of Endotracheal Intubation.- 10. Surgical Approaches to Airway Management.- 11. The Pediatric Airway.- 12. Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Support.- 13. Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA).- 14. Optical and Digital Laryngoscopy.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-09557-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 500
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés