Hung's Difficult and Failed Airway Management / edited by Orlando R. Hung, Michael F. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hung, Orlando R., editor.

Murphy, Michael F., editor.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessAnesthesiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airway (Medicine).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 695 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Hung's Difficult and Failed Airway Management, 3e

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book was written by the creators of the Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia, this illustrated and extensively referenced text delivers a comprehensive review of the latest options available for airway management and offers expert coverage of the full spectrum of airway management techniques. Within its pages you will find the most up-to-date review available of the many innovations that been introduced since publication of the previous edition. This is accompanied by a thorough review of the pharmacology of airway management designed to help you understand how to achieve the desired effects on ventilation and muscle strength. You will also find numerous algorithms, many of which have been revised for this edition. These cases teach trainees the fundamental approaches to airway management, and include self-evaluation questions to reinforce the lesson. For experienced anesthesiologists, the cases present an opportunity to learn about recently introduced devices and techniques they may wish to incorporate into their clinical practice.

Contents:

Principles of airway management; Airway techniques; Pre-hospital airway management; Airway management in the emergency room; Airway management in the intensive care unit (ICU); Airway management in the operating room; Airway management in the pediatric population; Airway in the obstetrics; Airway management in unique environment; Practical considerations in airway management.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-259-64055-8

OCLC:

1013746537