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. 2010 Mar;18(1):11-28.
doi: 10.1016/j.cxom.2009.11.005.

Management of the difficult airway

Robert A Strauss  1 , Roseanna Noordhoek
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Management of the difficult airway

Robert A Strauss et al. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

The oral and maxillofacial surgeon frequently encounters and manages difficult airways. Knowledge of and calm progression by practitioner and staff through different means to ventilate and manage a difficult airway are crucial. Practitioners should become comfortable with different types of alternative or rescue airways in order to intervene quickly in case of emergent or unanticipated airway compromise.

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