Manual of Airway Management in Critical Care

Patterned after the renowned Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management,
Manual of Airway Management in Critical Care is a concise, focused reference on this
challenging topic specifically for ICU providers. Drs. Jarrod M. Mosier, Calvin A. Brown
III, Matteo Parotto, and Raquel R. Bartz bring their extensive expertise in critical care
airway management to this all-new volume, as well as Dr. Mosier’s experience as
director of the nationally recognized The Difficult Airway Course: Critical Care™.
An excellent resource for intensivists, advanced practice providers, critical care
nurses, and respiratory therapists, this first-of-its-kind text reflects ICU airway
management from cover to cover: its unique standards of care, its unique risks, and
its unique body of literature that set it apart from other medical disciplines.
Features
• Uses a hands-on approach to provide the concrete guidance needed to effectively
manage both adult and pediatric airway emergencies in the ICU
• Emphasizes practicality with step-by-step instructions, mnemonics, easy-to-follow
algorithms, and rich illustrations
• Covers key topics such as transitions between the intubated to spontaneously
breathing states (both intubation and extubation), noninvasive respiratory support
strategies for preoxygenation, examples of pulmonary pathologies which affect
the decision to intubate or extubate, advanced hemodynamic assessment and
management, and patient positioning and related airway strategies.
• Includes over 20 videos that demonstrate case examples and various procedures