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	Management
		Airway management In airway management is the process or ensuring that: there is an open pathway between a patient’s lun...
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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/management.html (3123 words)

	TRAUMA.ORG: Critical Care: Airway Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The urgency of airway intubation is the most important factor in planning which technique of securing the airway is the safest and most appropriate.
		The LMA does not however protect the airway from aspiration, and by acting as a bolus in the pharynx, may actually relax the lower oesophageal sphincter and increase reflux.
		It may be used as a primary airway, with injuries to the pharynx for example, or after failure of orotracheal intubation.
	www.trauma.org /anaesthesia/airway.html (1587 words)

	Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health: Airway management
		When a patient is critically ill and requires an artificial airway and mechanical ventilation, it is the responsibility of the healthcare professionals caring for the patient to ensure that the airway is secure.
		The insertion point of the airway should be confirmed to be at the same place as prior to the procedure, unless the purpose was to change the depth of the tube.
		The greatest risk of airway management is that the airway may be inadvertently removed, causing the patient to have respiratory distress.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_gGENH/is_/ai_2699003020 (1404 words)

	airway critical management skill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Introduction: Airway Management is a critical skill in the everyday practice of anesthesiologists.
		Rapid airway intervention is critical to prevent CNS injury and death Knowledge and skill in airway management techniques are vital for...
		Airway Management is a critical skill in Anesthesia.
	skill.247cheapest.info /airway-critical-management-skill (347 words)

	WL97 - Upper Airway Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After airway assessment, a summary conclusion should be generated as to the anticipated difficulty in performing laryngoscopy and the patient can be advised of the both the conclusion and its implications.
		Though efforts to perform routine airway assessments are to be encouraged, it must be recognized that many difficulties will not be predicted even on the basis of the most diligent of assessments and strategies to manage the unexpected difficulties should be performulated and practised.
		The airway is occasionally completely or partially obstructed after placement of the LMA and this is usually related to downfolding of the epiglottis or infolding of the aryepiglotic folds.
	www.anesthesia.org /winterlude/wl97/W_Airway.html (5751 words)

	AIRWAY MANAGEMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the event that the airway is obstructed by a foreign body, then the airway should be cleared with the casualty lying on their side to avoid accidental inhalation of obstructions.
		Airway management for a casualty requiring EAR or CPR depends on an open and clear airway and a suitable position of the head, allowing access to the airway.
		An open and clear airway is maintained on an infant and young child by supporting the head in the horizontal (neutral) position.
	www.parasolemt.com.au /Manual/airwaymanagement.asp (505 words)

	Airway Emergencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Management of airway emergencies (MAE) for the purpose of this guideline encompasses all care necessary to deal with sudden and often life-threatening events affecting natural and artificial airways and involves the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in danger of losing or not being able to maintain an adequate airway, including the newborn.
		Despite adequate management of airway emergencies, desired outcome may not be achieved because of the patient's underlying condition and progression of the process leading to the need for emergency airway management.
		Airway management in a case of neck impalement: use of the oesophageal tracheal Combitube airway.
	www.rcjournal.com /online_resources/cpgs/maecpg.html (4550 words)

	Airway Management
		In following the 'ABCs' of resuscitation, (airway, breathing, and circulation) airway management is the first priority for patients in the emergency department, for evaluation of patients by the anesthesiologist for surgery, and for patients decompensating in the critical care setting.
		With difficult intubation being reported as up to 3% of airway emergencies in the emergency department1, and the incidence of failed intubation in the operating room approximately 1 to 3 per 1000 patients2, the skillful use of both traditional and alternate techniques are necessary to provide adequate care.
		A surgical airway is indicated when other means of establishing an airway fail, or in cases of laryngeal trauma, facial injuries, or long term need of ventilatory support.15,34 Cricothyroidotomy is the preferred method of a surgical airway.
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ija/vol6n1/airway.xml (3813 words)

	Virtual Naval Hospital: General Medical Officer Manual: Clinical Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the trauma patient however, remember that the neck must be immobilized and stabilized with in-line traction during airway management to prevent possible spinal cord damage.
		Correct airway management may be as simple as the basic chin lift or jaw thrust with head tilt maneuver.
		The lubricated nasopharyngeal airway is the better choice here, as it is well tolerated by the awake patient but must be placed carefully to avoid trauma resulting in epistaxis.
	www.vnh.org /GMO/ClinicalSection/89AirwayManagement1.html (759 words)

	Surgical Procedure Effective in Alleviating PRS Airway Obstruction
		Management of Pierre Robin sequence varies in accordance to the degree of its severity.
		This is supported by a 150 percent increase in the mid-sagittal cross-sectional airway and a 192 percent increase in the three-dimensional airway volume with distraction osteogenesis.
		Internal mandibular distraction represent a significant advance in management of upper airway obstruction in the micrognathic infant.
	www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=25286&nfid=mnf (989 words)

	Airway Management
		This procedure is also used to protect the airway in conditions of upper airway obstruction, either mechanical or from airway pathology.1-4 Patients at risk for aspiration, most commonly from central nervous system derangements may benefit from elective intubation.2-5In addition, elective EI is performed for many operative procedures; at times to facilitate certain diagnostic procedures (ex.
		In the adult, the airway is narrowest at the vocal cords and in small children at the cricoid cartilage ring.
		However, in an emergency situation or when a difficult airway is not anticipated, a clinician may be required to manage a patient’s airway until appropriate help is available.
	www.ispub.com /journals/IJAPA/Vol1N1/airway4.html (2048 words)

	ENW: Action Plan For Airway Problems From Hell! [Emergency Nursing World !]
		This article is posted as a discussion of advanced practice airway management strategies for difficult and dangerously dynamic airway situations with high probability of adverse outcomes and in which experts may reasonably disagree or have preference for a different approach based on their experience, training, skill and confidence level.
		Airway management problems in obese patients are rightfully dreaded.
		CPAP [constant positive airway pressure] may be needed to distend airway walls and prevent collapse during negative pressure phases of respiration.
	www.enw.org /AirwayHell.htm (6516 words)

	ASA Airway Management Algorithm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The guidelines are intended to facilitate management of the difficult airway and reduce the likelihood of adverse outcomes.
		Preoperative preparation of specialized equipment for management of the difficult airway can improve the chance of success and minimize risk of injury.
		Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway.
	www.gasnet.org /airway/asa01.htm (243 words)

	List of management topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MAGAZINES The Public Manager 12/22/2000 HYDE, A. sent some where to the management archives in the sky...
		This is a list of articles on general management and strategic management topics.
		For articles on specific areas of management, such as marketing management, production management, human resource management, information technology management, and international trade, see the list of related topics at the bottom of this page.
	hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_management_topics (413 words)

	Evidenced-Based Airway Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Airway management devices and techniques are essential and common components of clinical care.
		Airway management devices and strategies have been subjects of discussion and study for many years.
		The relationship of the artificial airway to various complications, such as accidental extubation and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), is of interest to clinicians and has been investigated.
	www.rcjournal.com /contents/12.01/12.01.1392.asp (845 words)

	Airway Management & Ventilation
		Maintaining a secure airway during perianesthetic period comes as a primary requirement for safe anesthesia and is a fundamental responsibility of the anesthesia provider.
		In some situations, maintaining patent airway can be performed by a simple maneuver such as extending the neck of a patient.
		Postanesthesia laryngospasm is a significant cause of postanesthetic airway complication in the cat, usually trauma induced.
	www.cvm.okstate.edu /courses/vmed5412/Lect018.htm (1831 words)

	Acute airway management in the emergency department by non-anesthesiologists: [L'assistance respiratoire immediate ...
		EM as a method of airway management within their domain of practice.
		Airway management in the emergency department: a one-year study of 610 tracheal intubations.
		Airway management in the accident and emergency department (Letter).
	www.cja-jca.org /cgi/content/full/51/2/174 (3266 words)

	Advanced airway management in the emergency department: what are the training and skills maintenance needs for UK ...
		Inadequate assessment of the airway and ventilation in acute poisoning.
		Devices for difficult airway management in academic emergency departments: Results of a national survey.
		Emergency airway management in a case of lingual haematoma.
	emj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/21/1/14 (3974 words)

	how to assist with adult intubation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wimps wanders by, assigning you as the airway nurse for this patient.
		It's a bit too late now but make certain you know where the emergency airway management equipment is located: eg laryngeal masks, cricothyrotomy kit, emergency trachy kit Fast-track etc. Knowing how to get your hands on these things in a hurry will ward off evil spirits.
		Intubating a patient can be a stressful and intense few minutes for you and the doctor (especially if the airway is goes pear-shaped) so your ability to work as a team is important.
	www.impactednurse.com /nutsandbolts/intubation.html (1482 words)

	2005 EMERGENCY AIRWAY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Possessing state-of-the-art, advanced airway management skill is, therefore, vital for anyone ultimately responsible for airway patency, whether physician, nurse or other qualified practitioner of anesthesiology or emergency and/or critical care medicine.
		Analyze the hierarchal diagram of airway management principles denoting the reasons for the stated guidelines for the initiation of an intervention as well as its discontinuance in the light of failure to control the airway.
		Describe the anatomy of the airway focusing upon the innervation for the purpose of providing nerve block as a component of anesthesia.
	www.nwas.com /air/05air.html (1312 words)

	Airway Management, ACLS, EKG, NRP, PALS
		There is no greater pressure to perform than when confronted with the obstructed airway in a patient who cannot be ventilated.
		Possessing state-of- the-art, advanced airway management skills is, therefore, vital for anyone ultimately responsible for airway patency, whether physician, nurse or other qualified practitioner of anesthesiology or emergency and/or critical care medicine.
		These skills cannot be developed at the time of such an event; sufficient practice must occur prior to the event, when there is time to learn the fine points of using the ever-evolving devices created for just this clinical scenario.
	www.nwas.com /acls/air-acls.html (612 words)

	Prediction and Management of Difficult Tracheal Intubation (page 1)
		Occasionally in a patient with a difficult airway, the anaesthetist is faced with the situation where mask ventilation proves difficult or impossible.
		Tracheal intubation is best achieved in the classic "sniffing the morning air" position in which the neck is flexed and there is extension at the cranio-cervical (atlanto-axial) junction.
		This aligns the structures of the upper airway in the optimum position for laryngoscopy and permits the best view of the larynx when using a curved blade laryngoscope.
	www.nda.ox.ac.uk /wfsa/html/u09/u09_025.htm (1075 words)

	Airway Management
		Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) The LMA is gaining wider support in the management of patients with cervical spine injury.
		Cricothyroidotomy The need for a surgical airway should be recognised quickly and performed by an experienced person without delay.
		Conversion to standard tracheotomy if prolonged airway support is needed Large bore needles inserted percutaneously into trachea.
	www.rashaduniversity.com /mrashad/aima1.html (1627 words)

	Internet Journal of Airway Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This journal publishes articles of clinical relevance related to airway management in anesthesia, intensive care, and emergency medicine.
		The statements and opinions contained in the articles of the Internet Journal of Airway Management are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the ADAIR.
		The content in the contributions of the Internet Journal of Airway Management is freely disposable to the world-wide anesthesia, intensive care, and emergency medicine community for personal use and educational purposes.
	www.ijam.at (208 words)

	Acute airway management in the emergency department by non-anesthesiologists: [L'assistance respiratoire immediate ...
		Acute airway management in the emergency department by non-anesthesiologists: [L'assistance respiratoire immediate realisee a l'urgence par des non-anesthesiologistes] -- Kovacs et al.
		Acute airway management in the emergency department by non-anesthesiologists
		needs are met and that competent airway management is provided.
	www.cja-jca.org /cgi/content/abstract/51/2/174 (396 words)

	Airway management -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Airway management -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The ‘A’ is for ‘airway’ in the ‘ABC’ of (An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brai) cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
		(Click link for more info and facts about laryngeal mask airway) laryngeal mask airway
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ai/airway_management.htm (214 words)

	JAMA -- Abstract: Influence of Airway Management on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Evidence From Randomized Trials, ...
		JAMA -- Abstract: Influence of Airway Management on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Evidence From Randomized Trials, March 11, 1998, Cook et al.
		of airway management on VAP in critically ill patients.
		Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired, Ventilator-associated, and Healthcare-associated Pneumonia
	jama.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/abstract/279/10/781 (408 words)

	News - Helmet Removal for Airway Access After Motor Accidents Potentially Dangerous: Presented at WCA
		Based on this evidence, patients who sustain a motor vehicle accident may be at risk spinal injury when their helmet is removed for the purpose of airway access, the investigators said, during their presentation here on April 20
		Orlando Hung, MD, Professor, Departments of Anesthesia, Surgery, and Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, and his team determined the magnitude and location of C-spine movement during the removal of open-faced and closed-faced helmets in 10 healthy volunteers.
		The potential risk of C-spine injury thus poses a challenge in the management of the patient who may require emergency airway management, particularly when a closed-faced helmet is being used, he added.
	www.docguide.com /news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256E7C00656845 (645 words)

	ADAIR - Austrian Difficult Airway/Intubation Registry
		Ernst Zadrobilek, MD Editor of the Airway Management Guide, and to regularly update their contributions.
		The statements and opinions contained in the contributions of the Airway Management Guide are solely those of the individual contributors and not of the ADAIR.
		Ernst Zadrobilek, MD The content in the contributions of the Airway Management Guide is freely disposable to the world-wide anesthesia, intensive care, and emergency medicine community for personal use and educational purposes.
	www.adair.at /eng/manguide (225 words)

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