Book[edited by] Ian Calder, Adrian Pearce.
Summary: "Every anaesthetist reaches the end of their career with a collection of difficult airway experiences. Managing airway challenges relies on a combination of good clinical practice, knowledge of relevant basic sciences and critical evaluation of every aspect of airway care. This new edition of Core Topics in Airway Management provides any trainee or consultant involved in airway techniques with practical, clinically relevant coverage of the core skills and knowledge required to manage airways in a wide variety of patients and clinical settings. All new procedures and equipment are reviewed, and detailed chapters advise on airway issues in a range of surgical procedures. This edition also contains a series of practical questions and answers, enabling the reader to evaluate their knowledge. Written by leading airway experts with decades of experience managing difficult airways, Core Topics in Airway Management, second edition, is an invaluable tool for anaesthetists, intensivists, and emergency physicians"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part I. Basic science
Anatomy / John Picard
Physiology of apnoea and hypoxia / Andrew D. Farmery
Physics and physiology / Andrew D. Farmery
Airway reflexes / Jeremy A. Langton
Decontamination of airway equipment / Adrian Pearce
Part II. Clinical
Basic principles of airway management / Ian Calder and Adrian Pearce
Difficult airways : causation and identification / Ian Calder
Obstructive sleep apnoea / Peter J.H. Venn
Facemasks and supraglottic airway devices / Tim Cook
Tracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes / Viki Mitchell and Anil Patel
Airway damage : iatrogenic and traumatic / Anil Patel
Tracheal intubation : direct laryngoscopy / John Henderson
Tracheal intubation : flexible fibreoptic / Mridula Rai and Mansukh Popat
Tracheal intubation : "blind" methods / Brian Prater and Adrian Pearce
Tracheal intubation : rigid indirect laryngoscopy / Ankie E.W. Hamaekers and Pieter A.J. Borg
Misplacement of tracheal tubes / Om Sanehi
Extubation / Viki Mitchell
Aspiration problem / Richard Vanner
Lost airway / Chris Frerk and Priya Gauthama
Part III. Specialties
Airway in obstetrics / Steven M. Yentis
Paediatric airway / Philippa Evans
Bariatrics / Will Peat and Mark C. Bellamy
Maxillofacial surgery / Joy E. Curran and James Nicholson
Dental anaesthesia / Jane Stanford
ENT surgery / Anil Patel
Airway management in cervical spine disease / Ian Calder
Thoracic anaesthesia / Adrian Pearce
Airway management in the ICU / Andrew R. Bodenham and Abhiram Mallick
Airway management with limited resources / Derek Barrett and Eric Hodgson
Part IV. Ethics and the law
Ethical issues arising in airway management /Andrew D.M. McLeod and Steven M. Yentis
Legal and regulatory aspects of airway management / Andrew D.M. McLeod and Steven M. Yentis
Examination questions
Sample structured oral examination questions.