Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway

The first exclusive guide to the management of the difficult and failed airway -- presented by a team of international experts A Doody's Core Title for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "The purpose is to present a consistent approach to the difficult and failed airway in all clinical settings. The potentially catastrophic consequences of failed airway management make this a vitally important goal, and the authors have produced a book that teaches how to avoid or minimize these risks....This well written book provides a well integrated approach to the management of difficult airways. It remains readable while being comprehensive. It certainly should be required reading for any clinician involved in airway management."--Doody's Review Service Edited by two of the field's luminaries, Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway brings together international experts who offer essential, never-before-published insights into the identification and management of difficult and failed airways. No other text has ever presented the fundamental principles of airway assessment and management, along with a consistent, case-based approach to the difficult and failed airway in all clinical settings: in the field, the emergency department, on the wards and ICU's, and in perioperative settings. Multidisciplinary in scope, Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway encompasses the key areas of anesthesia, hospitalists, intensivists, emergency medicine, and paramedicine. Features: Skill-building insights that cover all devices and skills required to handle most difficult and failed airways Mnemonics and easy-to-follow algorithms in nearly every chapter Engaging chapter-ending questions and answers Logical four-section organization: devices, techniques, difficult populations, and “practical considerations” Illustrated with color photographs throughout Conversational writing style, with headings phrased as questions commonly raised by physicians and practitioners-in-trainingThe ideal accompaniment to “The Difficult Airway Course,” conducted by the editors Companion DVD with videos of airway techniques and devices

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Foundations of Difficult and Failed Airway Management 1.Airway Evaluation Michael F. Murphy MD, FRCPC and D. John Doyle MD, PhD FRCPC 2.The Algorithms Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC and Edward T. Crosby, MD FRCPC 3.Preparation for Awake Intubation Ian R. Morris, BEng, MD, FRCPC, DABA, FACEP 4.The Pharmacology of Intubation Ronald B. George, MD, Orlando Hung, MD FRCP(C) and Robert E. Schneider, MD 5.Aspiration: Risks and Prevention Saul Pytka, MD FRCPC, Idena Carroll, CRNA MS, and Edward Crosby, MD FRCPC Section 2: Devices and Techniques for the Difficult and Failed Airway Management 6.Airway Devices and Techniques Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC and Orlando Hung, MD FRCPC 7.Direct Laryngoscopy and Oral Intubation of the Trachea John J. Henderson 8.Flexible Fiberoptic Intubation Ian R. Morris, BEng, MD, FRCPC, DABA, FACEP 9.Rigid and Semirigid Fiberoptic and Video Laryngoscopy and Intubation Richard M. Cooper BSc, MSc MD FRCPC and J. Adam Law BSc, MD FRCPC 10.Blind Intubation Techniques Chris C. Christodoulou MBChB, FRCPC and Orlando R. Hung MD, FRCPC 11.Extraglottic Devices for Ventilation and Oxygenation Felice E. Agrò, MD, D. John Doyle, MD PhD FRCPC, Orlando R. Hung, MD FRCPC, Thomas J. Coonan, MD FRCPC, Rita Cataldo, MD, Benedetta Gallì, MD, and Serena Antonelli, MD 12.Surgical Airway Gordon O. Launcelott MD, FRCPC and Liane B. Johnson MDCM, FRCSC Section 3: Case Studies in Difficult and Failed Airway Management A. Airways Cases in Prehospital Care 13.What is Unique About Airway Management in the Prehospital Setting? David Petrie MD, FRCPC, John Tallon MD, FRCPC, and Michael F. Murphy MD, FRCPC 14.Airway Management of a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) J. Adam Law, MD FRCPC, Edward T. Crosby, MD FRCPC, Andy Jagoda, MD FACEP 15.Airway Management of an Unconscious Patient who Remains Trapped Inside the Vehicle Following a Motor Vehicle Accident Tom C. Phu, MD, Orlando R. Hung, MD, FRCPC, and Ronald D. Stewart, MD 16.Airway Management of a Motorcyclist with a Full Face Helmet Following an Accident Mark P. Vu, MD, FRCPC and Orlando R. Hung, MD, FRCPC 17. Airway Management of a Morbidly Obese Patient Suffering from a Cardiac Arrest Saul Pytka, MD FRCPC, Idena Carroll, CRNA MS 18. Airway Management with Blunt Anterior Neck Trauma David A. Caro, MD, Steven A. Godwin, MD B: Airway Cases in the Emergency Department 19.Airway Management in the Emergency Department Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC, Ron M. Walls, MD 20.Patient with Deadly Asthma Requires Intubation Kerry B. Broderick, MD, Richard D. Zane, MD 21.Patient in Cardiogenic Shock Kerry B. Broderick, MD 22.Airway Management of a Patient with Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Kirk J. MacQuarrie, MD FRCPC 23.Airway Management of a Patient with a Stab Wound to the Neck Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC 24.Airway Management in the Patient with Burns to the Head, Neck, Upper Torso and the Airway Robert J. Vissers, MD FRCPC FACEP 25.Airway Management in a Patient with Angioedema Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC, Neilson J. McLean, MD 26.Airway Management for Blunt Facial Trauma David A. Caro, MD, Aaron E. Bair, MD 27.Airway Management in a Patient with Retropharyngeal Abscess Kirk J. MacQuarrie MD, FRCPC, David Kirkpatrick MD, FRCSC C: Airway Cases in the Critical Care Unit 28.Airway Management in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stephen Beed MD, FRCPC DipABA Cert CCM 29.Management of Extubation of a Patient Following a Prolonged Period of Mechanical Ventilation Richard M. Cooper BSc, MSc, MD FRCPC 30.Management of an Accidental Extubation in a Patient in a Halo Jacket Michael Frass, MD, Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC 31.Management of a SARS Patient Admitted to the ICU with Impending Respiratory Failure and a Clinical Suspicion of Difficult Airway David T. Wong, MD 32.Performing an Elective Percutaneous Dilational Tracheotomy in a Patient on Mechanical Ventilation Angelina Guzzo, MDCM, PhD, Liane B. Johnson MDCM, FRCSC, Orlando R. Hung, MD, FRCPC D: Airway Cases: Surgical Patients in the Operating Room 33.Uncooperative Down Syndrome Patient Michael F. Murphy MD, FRCPC 34.Airway Management in the Operating Room of a Patient with a History of Oral and Cervical Radiation Therapy Ian R. Morris, BEng, MD, FRCPC, FACEP 35.Intra-Operative Accidental Dislodgement of the Endotracheal Tube in a Patient in Prone Position Dennis Drapeau, BSc MD FRCPC, Orlando Hung, MD FRCPC 36.Airway Management of Patients with a History of Difficult Intubation for a Peripheral Procedure Lorraine J. Foley, MD 37.Airway Management of a Patient with an Unanticipated Difficult Laryngoscopy John J. Henderson MB, ChB, FRCA 38.Airway Management of a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Obstruction Syndrome Gordon O. Launcelott, MD FRCPC 39.Airway Management of a Patient with History of Difficult Airway who Refuses to have Awake Tracheal Intubation Steven Abramson, MD, Kyle Friedman, MD, Carin Hagberg, MD 40.Airway Management in the Operating Room of a Morbidly Obese Patient in a "Can’t intubate, Can’t Ventilate" Situation David T. Wong, MD FRCPC E: Pediatric Airway Cases 41.Unique Airway Issues in the Pediatric Population Robert C. Luten, MD, Niranjan "Tex" Kissoon, MD FRCPC FAAP FCCM FACPE, Stephen A. Godwin MD, Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC 42.Airway Management of a Child with Epiglottitis Christian M. Soder, MD FRCPC 43.Management of 12 year-old Child with a Foreign Body in the Bronchus Liane B. Johnson, MDCM FRCSC 44.Airway Management of a Newborn with a Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF) Babu V. Koka, MD, Sabeena K. Chacko, MD 45.Airway Management in a One Year-Old with Pierre Robin Syndrome for Myringotomy and Tubes Christian M. Soder, MD FRCPC 46.Airway Management of a Six Year Old with a History of Difficult Airway for Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair David C. Abramson, MBChB FFA (SA) 47.Pediatric Patient with a Closed Head Injury Robert C. Luten, MD, Niranjan "Tex" Kissoon, MD FRCPC FAAP FCCM FACPE, Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC F: Obstetrical Airway Cases 48.What is Unique about the Obstetrical Airway? Brian K. Ross PhD, MD 49.Airway Management of the Obstetrical Patient with an Anticipated Difficult Airway Brian K. Ross, PhD, MD 50.Unanticipated Difficult Airway in an Obstetrical Patient Requiring an Emergency Cesarean Section Adeyemi J. Olufolabi, MB BS DCH FRCA, Holly A. Muir, MD FRCPC 51.Airway Management in the Pregnant Trauma Victim Adeyemi J. Olufolabi, MB BS DCH FRCA, Holly A. Muir, MD FRCPC G: Airway Cases in Other Hospital Settings 52.Unique Challenges of Ectopic Airway Management Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC 53.Management of the Patient with a Neck Hematoma J. Adam Law, MD FRCPC 54.Respiratory Arrest in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Suite D. John Doyle, MD, PhD, FRCPC 55.Postobstructive Pulmonary Edema (POPE) Matthew G. Simms, MSc MD, J. Adam Law, MD FRCPC Section 4: Practical Considerations in Difficult and Failed Airway Management 56.Difficult Airway Carts Saul Pytka, MD FRCPC, Michael F. Murphy, MD FRCPC 57.Documentation of Difficult Airway Lorraine J. Foley, MD Answers Index

About the Author :
Orlando R. Hung, BSc (Pharmacy), MD, FRCP(C) Professor, Departments of Anesthesia, Surgery, and Pharmacology Director of Research, Department of Anesthesia, Dalhousie University Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Michael F. Murphy, MD, FRCP(C) Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology Professor, Emergency Medicine Dalhousie University District Chief Anesthesiology Capital District Health Authority Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Halifax, Nava Scotia, Canada

Review :
"The authors' vast clinical experience ensures that all readers, from medical students doing their junior clerkship rotations to the most senior anesthesia consultants, will find new and interesting ideas and clinical solutions...This well written book provides a well integrated approach to the management of difficult airways. It remains readable while being comprehensive. It certainly should be required reading for any clinician involved in airway management. 4 Stars!"--Doody's Review Service Doody's 20081118