 | Difficult and Failed Airway Management Edited by two of the field's luminaries, Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway brings together international experts who offer essential, never-before-published insights into the identification and management of difficult and failed airways.
No other text has ever presented the fundamental principles of airway assessment and management, along with a consistent, case-based approach to the difficult and failed airway in all clinical settings: in the field, the emergency department, on the wards and ICU's, and in perioperative settings. Multidisciplinary in scope, Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway encompasses the key areas of anesthesia, hospitalists, intensivists, emergency medicine, and paramedicine.
Features:
Skill-building insights that cover all devices and skills required to handle most difficult and failed airways
Mnemonics and easy-to-follow algorithms in nearly every chapter
Engaging chapter-ending questions and answers
Logical four-section organization: devices, techniques, difficult populations, and 'practical considerations'
Illustrated with color photographs throughout
Conversational writing style, with headings phrased as questions commonly raised by physicians and practitioners-in-training
The ideal accompaniment to 'The Difficult Airway Course,' conducted by the editors
Companion DVD with videos of airway techniques and devices
ISBN: 9780071445481
Author: Murphy M Hung O
Format: HB
Pages: 636
Publication Date: 16 Nov 2007
Edition : 1 |
