Difficulties in Tracheal Intubation
2nd Edition
Published in September 1996
Book
Hardback
405 pages
978-0-7020-2116-9 (ISBN)
Description
Practical yet comprehensive guide to tracheal intubation. It particularly highlights potential problems and advises on how these can be avoided or resolved. Features: * Thoroughly updated and extended guide to important procedure. * Seven entirely new chapters - Recognition of Difficulty, Emergency Airway Access, Fibreoptic Intubation, Paediatric Intubation, Management of Patients with Neck Injuries, Legal Aspects, and The Combitube. * Each chapter concludes with a list of key points.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
385 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1103 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-2116-9 (9780702021169)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
History. Anatomy of the Airways. Pathophysiological Effects of Tracheal Intubation. The Cuff. Predicting a Difficult Intubation. Causes of Difficult Intubation & Intubation Procedures. Management of Difficult Intubation. Awake Intubation. The Laryngeal Mask in Difficult Intubation. Difficulties in Insertion of the Laryngeal Mask. Fibreoptic Instruments and Tracheal Intubation in Adults and Children. The Detection of Accidental Oesohageal Intubation. Paediatric Intubation. Emergency Airway Access. The Combitude. Complications. Difficult & Failed Intubation in Obstetrics. Endobronchial Intubation. Management of Neck Injury. Tracheal Extubation. Teaching Intubation. Legal Aspects.