Contents:

1 Physiology of the Airway

A Critical Appraisal

3 Videolaryngoscopy and Indirect Intubating Aids in Airway Management

4 Perioperative Care of Ambulatory Anaesthesia

Normal and Abnormal

6 Intubation of the Pediatric Patient

Management Options

8 Perioperative Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

9 Airway Management in Traumatic Brain Injury TBI

10 Airway Management in Cervical Spine Injured Patients

11 Indigenous Devices in Difficult Airway Management

12 Cricothyrotomy

13 Surgical Airway

14 Surgical Approaches to Airway Management

15 Difficult Airway in Obstetrics

Heralding a New Era in Airway Management

Index

Because of his international prominence, Professor Khan has been able to gather an enviable list of experts in the field to contribute their experience with airway management in a multitude of clinical settings. The critical appraisal of the airway authored by the editor, Professor Khan, sets the stage for the important preoperative tests that may alert the clinician of the potential for a difficult airway so that appropriate plans can be made. The formidable “guest list” of authors spans the world and encompasses clinicians from Malaysia, the United States, Pakistan, India, Denmark, Singapore, Germany, Canada and Iran. What is equally remarkable is the list of topics discussed in the textbook and the varied clinical settings in which airway management is likely to pose particular and unique challenges: pediatrics; patients with cervical spine injury and those with traumatic brain injury; ambulatory surgery; patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obstetric patients. The book also addresses the latest in technological advances that can aid the clinician in diagnosing and managing the difficult airway, such as ultrasonography and also describes surgical approaches to managing the difficult airway, such as cricothyrotomy. Finally, underscoring the truly international appeal of the textbook and acknowledging the potential technological limitations of the developing world, a chapter is dedicated to the use of indigenous devices in managing the difficult airway.