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Taylor & Francis Airway Management in the Critically Ill 2001 Edition by R.B. Vukmir
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. Table of contents :- PREFACEENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION: REVIEW OF PROCEDURE AND PHARMACOLOGYIntroductionAnesthesiaPhysiologyProcedurePharmacologyLocal AnestheticsIntravenous AnestheticsInhalational AnestheticsMuscle RelaxantsClinical ScenariosConclusionDIFFICULT TRACHEAL INTUBATION: PREDICTION, ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONIntroductionAnesthetics MisadventureConditionsAssessmentManagement StrategiesConclusionCONFIRMATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE PLACEMENTIntroductionConfirmationMonitoringClinical TrialsApparatusConclusionLARYNGOTRACHEAL INJURY FROM PROLONGED INTUBATIONIntroductionInitial ComplicationsGeneral ComplicationsPathologyEndotracheal Tube ComplicationsEndotracheal Tube Cuff ComplicationsEndotracheal FixationNasotracheal IntubationEsophageal IntubationDouble-lumen Endotracheal TubeAssessment and InterventionTiming of TracheostomySURGICAL AIRWAY PROCEDUREIntroductionAnatomyCricothyroidectomyPercutaneous Translaryngeal VentilationTracheostomyConclusionIndex