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The Management of difficult intubation in children
Author(s) -
WALKER ROBERT W.M.,
ELLWOOD JAMES
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03014.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , airway management , intensive care medicine , tracheal intubation , anesthesia
Summary This article looks at the current techniques and equipment recommended for the management of the difficult intubation scenario in pediatric practice. We discuss the general considerations including preoperative preparation, the preferred anesthetic technique and the use of both rigid laryngoscopic and fiberoptic techniques for intubation. The unanticipated scenario is also discussed.