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Chapter 4 - Direct Laryngoscopy Equipment and Techniques

from Section 2 - Devices and Techniques to Manage the Abnormal Airway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2019

By
Maria Matuszczak  and
Cheryl K. Gooden
Edited by
Narasimhan Jagannathan  and
John E. Fiadjoe
Narasimhan Jagannathan
Affiliation:
Northwestern University Medical School, Illinois
John E. Fiadjoe
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Summary

The technique of laryngoscopy is essential in the daily delivery of many anesthetics. Direct and indirect methods of laryngoscopy are quite commonly utilized. This chapter will address considerations as they relate to direct laryngoscopy.

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Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway , pp. 27 - 37
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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