Includes References and Index

The management of pediatric airway disorders has seen tremendous progress
in surgical techniques and advancements over the past 30 years. From the
introduction of novel endoscopic instrumentation, to improved open airway
reconstructive techniques, the evolution of surgical approaches to improve
outcomes in children with airway pathology has been substantial.
Undoubtedly, many of these advances in surgical techniques have been fueled
by dramatic refinements in optimal anesthetic management of children undergoing surgery in their airway. The textbook intends to be of great interest to
both the pediatric anesthesiologist as well as the pediatric otolaryngology
surgeon as it aims to combine the salient aspects of both specialties and
describe the ideal and safe management of the pediatric patient undergoing
anesthesia. Difficult airway scenarios; including subglottic stenosis, pharyngeal airway obstruction, laryngeal airway obstruction, obesity and sleep
apnea, thoracic airway obstruction, among others will be covered in detail. To
date there is no other leading textbook focusing primarily on the anesthetic
management of children with these pathologies, yet often the anesthesiologist’s level of expertise in these scenarios is as critical (if not more important
than) the surgeon’s. Chapters are by experts from both pediatric anesthesia
and pediatric otolaryngology; focusing on scenarios where the skills and
expertise of both specialists are being continually tested. This book will
hopefully serve as a state of the art compendium of the anesthetic management of pediatric airway patients.