Overview

Principles of Airway Management, 3rd Edition, reviews the essential aspects of airway management: anatomy, airway management and CPR, equipment, intubation, fiberoptic endoscopy, surgical approaches, intubating LMA (lightwand), pediatric airway, and mechanical ventilation. The book's valuable features provide the following: well-balanced discussions of the complexities and difficult issues associated with airway management; excellent organization that ensures the material can be learned and applied to various situations; the latest equipment and techniques; summary boxes which highlight the most important points of each chapter; over 200 illustrations, tables, and boxes; and case studies to reinforce each point.

Full Product Details

9780387955308

Table of Contents

Reviews

From the reviews: <p> Presented is a review of available information in the English literature on airway-related topics. This edition reflects many of the innovations in this area spanning the past five to 10 years. This is a worthy reference for those in any specialty concerned with airway management. It is readable for the student as well as the senior practitioner... this book should remain a valuable selection on a critical care or anesthesia reference shelf for years to come. (DOODY'S REVIEW) <p>From the reviews of the third edition: <p> This is the third edition of Drs. Finucane and Santora??'s book on airway management. ??? In this edition, the authors describe with great details many techniques, most of them pertaining to tracheal intubation. ??? readers will certainly appreciate the clear division of the chapters and the comprehensive index section. (Pierre Drolet, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol. 51 (6), 2004) <p> This book covers well the basic principles of airway management. ??? I would definitely recommend it for Anaesthetic or Emergency Department Libraries. (C. Orlikowski, Anaesthesia + Intensiv Care, Vol. 32 (2), 2004) <p>

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available