Difficult Airway Management : Case Studies.

DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Case scenario 1
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Difficult mask ventilation
Principles of airway management
Airway assessment
Special investigations
Formulation of an airway management strategy
Performance of the procedure
Unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation
Extubation and follow-up
References
Case scenario 2
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
The initial management of this patient
What potential aetiologies could cause bleeding in the airway?
How could blood within the upper airway make your management more difficult?
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Management strategy for a patient with a bleeding airway
References
Case scenario 3
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References
Case scenario 4
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References
Case scenario 5
Introduction
Past history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Practical tips for successful fibreoptic intubation via a supraglottic airway device
References
Case scenario 6
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References.

Case scenario 7
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References
Case scenario 8
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Mackenzie technique of airway topicalisation
References
Case scenario 9
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Causes of potential difficult airways in patients with oral cancers
References
Case scenario 10
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Nasal versus oral tracheal tube in critical care
Awake fibreoptic intubation
References
Case scenario 11
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Methods to optimise intubation during awake fibreoptic intubation via the oral route
References
Case scenario 12
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
Preoperative management
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
What are the potential causes of low tidal volumes?
How would you troubleshoot a low tidal volume alarm to diagnose the cause?
References
Case scenario 13
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References
Case scenario 14
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination.

Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Airway exchange catheter
Front-of-neck access (FONA)
What potential difficulties may be encountered while performing front-of-neck access?
References
Case scenario 15
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References
Case scenario 16
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References
Case scenario 17
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
References
Case scenario 18
Introduction
Past history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Tracheostomy bleeding
References
Case scenario 19
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
What are the possible causes?
How would you manage this case differently?
Extubation planning
References
Case scenario 20
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Why can extubation be dangerous?
References
Case scenario 21
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
What potential complications are there with awake tracheal intubations (ATI)?
References
Case scenario 22
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination.

Investigations
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
Why do serious airway complications occur?
What factors may cause someone to change their initial airway management plan?
References
Case scenario 23
Introduction
Past medical history
Clinical examination
Investigations
What would be your concerns with this case?
How this case was managed
How would you manage this case differently?
How would you approach difficult neonatal intubation?
How would you manage the team dynamics through this scenario?
References
Index
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