Airway management. Pediatr Clin North Am 2008 Aug;55(4):873-86, ix-x
Date
08/05/2008Pubmed ID
18675024DOI
10.1016/j.pcl.2008.04.004Scopus ID
2-s2.0-48149104958 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 19 CitationsAbstract
The pediatric airway and respiratory function differ from those in adults. Optimum management requires consideration of these differences, but the application of adult principles is usually sufficient to buy time in an emergency until specialist pediatric help is available. Simple airway opening techniques such as head tilt and jaw thrust are usually sufficient to open the child's airway, but there is now a range of equipment available to bypass supraglottic airway obstruction-the strengths and weaknesses of such devices are explored in this article. The role of endotracheal intubation is also discussed, along with the pros and cons of the use of cuffed endotracheal tubes in children, and methods of confirming tracheal placement of the tube.
Author List
Bingham RM, Proctor LTMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationChild
Heart Arrest
Humans
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory System
Treatment Outcome