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Section 1 - Basic Principles, Assessment, and Planning of Airway Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2019

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

Expertise in airway management in infants and young children requires a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the developmental anatomy of the human upper airway from birth through adolescence. This chapter will review these topics as well as the anatomical and developmental causes for common syndromes that are associated with difficult mask ventilation or difficult tracheal intubation.

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Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway , pp. 1 - 26
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Print publication year: 2019

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Save book to Google Drive

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