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Anatomy of the Airway/Airway Management

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This chapter reviews upper airway anatomy and airway management. One of the most difficult aspects in clinical anesthesia is the consistent identification of patients in whom airways are likely to be challenging to secure. The act of securing the airway involves multiple steps, viz.: positioning, face mask ventilation, visualization of the vocal cords, and securing the airway or intubation. A failure to accomplish any one of these acts would constitute a “difficult airway” scenario.

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Bhavani, S.S., Abdelmalak, B. (2018). Anatomy of the Airway/Airway Management. In: Farag, E., Argalious, M., Tetzlaff, J.E., Sharma, D. (eds) Basic Sciences in Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62067-1_4

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