Airway Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics
Author: Lynette Mark
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Published: 2015-06-14
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 0323388779
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAirway management is the medical process of ensuring there is an open pathway between a patient’s lungs and the outside world, as well as reducing the risk of aspiration. Airway management is a primary consideration in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid. Difficult airway (defined as more than three attempts, or taking longer than 10 minutes) is the major factor in anesthesia morbidity.