A definitive, technically detailed, decision-aiding clinical reference Airway Management in the Critically Ill presents a structured framework for properly assessing the airway management needs of the critically ill patient. It stresses proper assessment of the difficult as well as the routine airway, providing a successful strategy for pharmacologic intervention, using alternative techniques such as adjunct and surgical airway maneuvers, and evaluating long-term risks and complications of the procedures.
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Critical care physicians and surgeons; emergency room physicians; anaesthesiologists; otolaryngologists
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121 s/w Abbildungen
121 Illustrations, black and white
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978-1-84214-046-8 (9781842140468)
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PREFACE
ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION: REVIEW OF PROCEDURE AND PHARMACOLOGY
Introduction
Anesthesia
Physiology
Procedure
Pharmacology
Local Anesthetics
Intravenous Anesthetics
Inhalational Anesthetics
Muscle Relaxants
Clinical Scenarios
Conclusion
DIFFICULT TRACHEAL INTUBATION: PREDICTION, ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
Introduction
Anesthetics Misadventure
Conditions
Assessment
Management Strategies
Conclusion
CONFIRMATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE PLACEMENT
Introduction
Confirmation
Monitoring
Clinical Trials
Apparatus
Conclusion
LARYNGOTRACHEAL INJURY FROM PROLONGED INTUBATION
Introduction
Initial Complications
General Complications
Pathology
Endotracheal Tube Complications
Endotracheal Tube Cuff Complications
Endotracheal Fixation
Nasotracheal Intubation
Esophageal Intubation
Double-lumen Endotracheal Tube
Assessment and Intervention
Timing of Tracheostomy
SURGICAL AIRWAY PROCEDURE
Introduction
Anatomy
Cricothyroidectomy
Percutaneous Translaryngeal Ventilation
Tracheostomy
Conclusion
Index
