Anesthetic Management for the Pediatric Airway

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Evolution of Anesthesia for Pediatric Airway Surgery: From Ether to TIVA and Current Controversies

   • Susan T. Verghese

   Pages 1-13

3. Preop Considerations in the Evaluation of Children with Airway Pathologies

   • Janish Jay Patel, Susan T. Verghese, Diego A. Preciado

   Pages 15-20

4. Airway Pathologies Requiring Specialized Pediatric Anesthesia

   • Diego A. Preciado

   Pages 21-27

5. Preferred Anesthesia for Routine Otolaryngologic Procedures

   • Monica Shah, Mofya S. Diallo

   Pages 29-42

6. Anesthesia Methods for Airway Endoscopy

   • Benjamin Kloesel, Kumar Belani

   Pages 43-57

7. Neonatal Laryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy

   • Claude Abdallah, Jennifer R. White, Brian Kip Reilly

   Pages 59-66

8. Difficult Airway Management of Neonates, Infants, and Children with Syndromes Involving the Airway

   • Grace Hsu, John E. Fiadjoe

   Pages 67-75

9. Anesthesia Maintenance During Endoscopic Airway Surgery

   • Sharon H. Gnagi, Michel J. Sabbagh, David R. White

   Pages 77-90

10. Anesthesia Maintenance During Open Airway Reconstruction

    • Bobby Das, Catherine K. Hart

    Pages 91-95

11. Optimal Sedation Protocol After Single-Stage Open Airway Reconstruction

    • Hoyon Lee, Sophie R. Pestieau

    Pages 97-103

12. Anesthetic Management in Emergent Pediatric Foreign Bodies

    • Suresh Thomas, Nikhil Patel

    Pages 105-112

13. Anesthetic and Reconstructive Considerations in Major Head and Neck Trauma

    • Sean W. Gallagher, Andrew R. Scott

    Pages 113-126

14. Anesthetic Management of Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Airway Surgery

    • Songyos Valairucha, Raafat S. Hannallah

    Pages 127-151

15. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Considerations in Fulminant Airway Obstruction

    • Andrew J. Matisoff, Mark M. Nuszkowski

    Pages 153-160

16. Prevention Airway Complications During Aerodigestive Surgery

    • Nina Rawtani, Yewande Johnson

    Pages 161-168

17. Management of Immediate Postoperative Airway Events in Children

    • Domiciano Jerry Santos, Evonne Greenidge

    Pages 169-179

18. Opioid Metabolism, Variability, and Overdose Management in Pediatric Airway Patients

    • Sean-Patrick Alexander, Senthil Packiasabapathy, Senthilkumar Sadhasivam

    Pages 181-189

19. ENT Surgery and Anesthesia Neurotoxicity in Children

    • Susan Lei, Lena S. Sun

    Pages 191-197

20. Back Matter

    Pages 199-206

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The advancement of tactics used in managing pediatric airway disorders can be attributed to an overall growth of collective knowledge among medical health professionals. This book is designed to sustain that growth of knowledge, with 18 chapters of insight and information by distinguished medical experts in both pediatric anesthesia and pediatric otolaryngology. It concisely and thoroughly covers topics such as subglottic stenosis, pharyngeal airway obstruction, laryngeal airway obstruction, obesity and sleep apnea and thoracic airway obstruction, among others. Chapters include scenarios where the skills and expertise of both anesthesiologists and otolaryngologists are being continually tested; the use of newer drugs and repurposing of older drugs; the combination of smaller amounts of different types of sedatives while avoiding intra-op narcotics and maintaining spontaneous ventilation are described in detail; Finally, a comprehensive review of new research emerging about ultra-rapid narcotics metabolizers among patients, making them more susceptible to medications, such as codeine, along with the latest information on the purported potential neurodevelopmental toxicity of some anesthetic agents are also included. Working as both an educational tool and a practical resource, medical practitioners, students and educators will find this text to be a valuable tool for the safely managing the pediatric patient undergoing anesthesia for difficult airway scenarios.

• anesthetic management
• pediatric airway
• ENT emergencies
• anesthestic drugs and techniques
• difficult airways in children

“Anesthetic Management for the Pediatric Airway: Advanced Approaches and Techniques would appeal only to anesthesiologists caring for children with complex airway pathology or undergoing airway surgery. … Anesthesiologists specializing in this area may benefit from having a single comprehensive resource available on the topic.” (Stephen Mannion, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 129 (6), December, 2019)

“The information in the book is solid. … the book describes standard approaches most pediatric anesthesiologists would incorporate into their daily practice in these scenarios. The book is well written and organized, … . There are a few color photos that are pretty basic illustrations of setups/equipment and patient disease processes.” (Sarena Nadine Teng, Doody's Book Reviews, June 21, 2019)

• School of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

  Diego Preciado

• Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA

  Susan Verghese

Diego Preciado, MD PhD

George Washington University School of Medicine

Washington, DC

USA

 

Susan Verghese, MD

Children’s National Health System Department of Anesthesiology

Washington, DC

USA

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