Abstract The priorities of airway management during cardiopulmonary resuscitation are to minimise interruptions in chest compressions, to optimise blood flow and oxygen delivery to vital organs and to minimise delays…
Abstract Although the term ‘tracheostomy’ simply means a hole entering the trachea, it can be usefully divided into tracheostomy (in which a hole is made between the anterior neck and…
Abstract Pre-hospital airway management is an essential skill for every pre-hospital clinician and should be performed to the same standards as would be expected in the emergency department. This chapter…
Abstract Many studies from around the world, especially NAP4 in the UK, have demonstrated that airway management in critically ill patients, whether in the intensive care unit, emergency department or…
Abstract For many thoracic operations lung separation to enable collapse of the operated lung is either necessary or useful for successful surgery. Lung separation may also be required in other…
Abstract This chapter gives a presentation of the major issues to consider in maxillofacial and dental surgery when sharing the airway with the surgeon. It is essential to have knowledge…
Abstract Obesity is a risk factor for increased difficulty in most modalities of airway management. It decreases ease and effectiveness of face mask ventilation, supraglottic airway device use and front…
Abstract Paediatric anaesthesia and airway management is in many ways similar to adult practice; however, deep understanding of the differences in anatomy, physiology and behavioural psychology is necessary, particularly in…
Abstract Airway management and failed intubation in the pregnant woman present unique challenges which differ from the non-pregnant patient. The provision of general anaesthesia in the obstetric population requires additional…
Abstract Conventional airway management, including intubation and the various modes of lung ventilation, is usually successful. When it fails (cannot intubate, cannot ventilate/oxygenate) it is a life-threatening emergency and will…
