Anju Gupta – författare

The book provides up-to-date and easy to understand information on airway management with special emphasis on practical management along with required theory background and key points. It covers all aspects of airway management including education, training, audit, controversies, recent advances, case discussion, etc. The book covers all the techniques of airway management like the use of video laryngoscopy, fibre-optic intubation, and retrograde intubation. Further, the book includes a chapter on airway management during transmittable infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. The book also includes separate chapters on the available guidelines; discussion of interesting cases; neonatal airway; and out of hospital airway management. The book is written by experienced authors keeping in mind the unique problems and situations related to this specialized and vital area of patient management. It presents summary and key points in each chapter. Overall, this book provides practical,specialty oriented and patient centered approach to airway management.

 The book is a useful resource for postgraduate students, residents and fellows in anesthesia, emergency medicine, critical care medicine. It is also relevant for anesthesiologists, intensivists, emergency physicians and internal medicine physicians.

The book covers a wide range of techniques useful for medical and paramedical professionals across specialties such as anesthesiologists, intensivists, and emergency physicians. It includes techniques and procedures ranging from the simple ones like intravenous access to the advanced ones like transesophageal echo (TEE) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenators (ECMO). It covers the basic techniques in detail helping the clinicians as well as the paramedical staff like nursing, anesthesia assistants and emergency technicians in developing their knowledge and skills in management of emergency and critical situations. Additionally, the book explains the fundamentals of advanced techniques like TEE and ECMO to prepare the readers for an advanced learning and training subsequently.

Each technique is presented in a simple, lucid and practical way with complete details of the steps, equipment, indications, and contraindications. It also emphasizes modifications for different settings, like emergency and critical care settings, wherever appropriate. The book is an up-to-date and evidence-based resource contributed by expert professionals.