Anesthetic Management for the Pediatric Airway Advanced Approaches and Techniques
- George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, DC USA Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
- 210 Pages
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.