Contributors vii
Acknowledgments x
Preface xi
Video Contents xv
SECTION I: Principles of Airway Management 1
1 Why Airway Management Matters 1
Jarrod M. Mosier, Calvin A. Brown III, Raquel R. Bartz, and Matteo Parotto
2 Functional Airway Anatomy 7
Michael F. Murphy
3 The Decision to Intubate 16
Calvin A. Brown III
4 The Difficult Airway 22
Calvin A. Brown III
SECTION II: Developing a Strategy 25
5 Airway Evaluation for Anatomic Difficulty 25
Calvin A. Brown III
6 The Physiologically Difficult Airway: Hemodynamics 36
Jarrod M. Mosier and Franz Rischard
7 The Physiologically Difficult Airway: Hypoxemia 45
Jarrod M. Mosier
8 The Physiologically Difficult Airway: Metabolic Acidosis, Induction
Drugs, and Positive Pressure Ventilation 52
Jarrod M. Mosier
9 Developing Your Strategy 56
Jarrod M. Mosier and John Vassaur
10 Applied Airway Ultrasound 70
Bhupinder Natt and Adrienne Yarnish
11 Applied Ultrasonography 76
Bhupinder Natt and Jarrod M. Mosier
SECTION III: Applied Airway Pharmacology 87
12 Options 87
Calvin A. Brown III
13 Sedative Agents for Rapid Sequence Intubation 89
David A. Caro and Erik G. Laurin
14 Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 98
David A. Caro and Erik G. Laurin
15 Vasoactive Agents 108
Annette M. Ilg and Raquel R. Bartz
16 Topical Anesthetics and Anesthesia for Awake Intubation 125
Jarrod M. Mosier
ContentsContents xiii
SECTION IV: Preparing the Patient 131
17 Preoxygenation and Apneic Oxygenation 131
Brian E. Driver and Robert F. Reardon
18 Physiologic Optimization 145
Abram Feldman and Raquel R. Bartz
19 Positioning 154
Katelin Morrissette and Garrett S. Pacheco
SECTION V: Navigating the Airway 161
20 Maximizing First-Attempt Success 161
Brian E. Driver and Robert F. Reardon
21 Bag-Mask Ventilation 172
Robert F. Reardon and Brian E. Driver
22 Extr aglottic De vic es 188
Darren Braude, Erik G. Laurin, and Leslie V. Simon
23 Dir ect Laryngosc op y 205
Robert F. Reardon and Brian E. Driver
2 4 V ideo Laryngosc op y 220
John C. Sakles, Brian E. Driver, and Calvin A. Brown III
25 Flexible Endoscopic Intubation 235
Robert F. Reardon and Matthew E. Prekker
26 Tracheal Intubation Using Optical Stylets 244
Rania B. Fashir, Khader S. Zimmo, and Orlando Hung
2 7 Sur gical Airw a y s 254
Robert F. Reardon, Calvin A. Brown III, and Michael A. Gibbs
28 C ombina tion T echniques 2 7 1
Fabricio Zasso and Bhupinder Natt
29 The Failed Airway 279
Jarrod M. Mosier and Matthew E. Prekker
SECTION VI: Post-Intubation Management 285
30 Mechanical Ventilation and Post-Intubation Sedation,
Hemodynamics, and Bundle 285
Sydney J. Hansen and Matthew E. Prekker
31 Extubation and Tube Exchange 296
Marilyn Menezes and Matteo Parotto
32 P er cutaneous T r acheos t om y 309
Bhupinder Natt
SECTION VII: Special (Case-Based) Considerations 313
33 The Trauma Patient 313
Verena Schandera, Dhimitri A. Nikolla, and Jestin N. Carlson
34 The Neurologic Patient 321
Cameron Hypes and Bhupinder Natt
35 The Medical Patient 329
Bhupinder Natt and Katelin Morrissettexiv Contents
36 The Pediatric Patient 351
Joshua Nagler and Nathan W. Mick
37 The Surgical Patient 367
Sarvie Esmaeilzadeh, Rachel E. Carlson, and Louisa J. Palmer
38 Remote and Austere Environments 377
Rachel E. Carlson, Sarvie Esmaeilzadeh, and Louisa J. Palmer
SECTION VIII: Organizational/Human Factors 385
3 9 Human F act ors 385
Jarrod M. Mosier, Michael J. Lauria, and Peter G. Brindley
40 Or ganiza tional F act ors 3 9 7
Garrett S. Pacheco, Michael J. Lauria, and Peter G. Brindley
41 Airway Management Research 410
Jarrod M. Mosier, Brian E. Driver, and John C. Sakles
Index 419