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Perioperative Care of Neonates with Airway Obstruction

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Perioperative Medicine in Pediatric Anesthesia

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Evaluation and treatment of the newborn presenting with airway dysfunction or obstruction demands close collaboration between the anesthesiologist, neonatologist, otolaryngologist, and craniofacial surgeons. Anesthesiologists may be involved in situations of neonatal lifesaving airway rescue, diagnostic processes under GA, or more definitive corrective treatment scenarios. These challenging patients may present with a difficult airway and necessitate the use of specific anesthetic techniques to provide optimal conditions for a precise diagnosis. A comprehensive evaluation of each patient is essential. This review will address most of the major pathologies of the newborn airways with the objective of helping to establish a rational plan for anesthesia.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Montreal Children’s Hospital, MUHC, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Pierre Fiset MD, FRCPC

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery and Otolaryngology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, MUHC, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Sam J. Daniel MD, FRCPC

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  1. UCO di Anestesia e Rianimazione, AO-U Policlinico di Catania, Catania, Italy

    Marinella Astuto

  2. MUHC Montreal Children’s Hosp, McGill Un, Department of Anesthesia, Montreal, Canada

    Pablo M Ingelmo

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Fiset, P., Daniel, S.J. (2016). Perioperative Care of Neonates with Airway Obstruction. In: Astuto, M., Ingelmo, P. (eds) Perioperative Medicine in Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain in Neonates and Children. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21960-8_18

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