RT Book, Section
A1 Sutherland, Leroy
A1 Misita, David
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 3500549
T1 Chapter 19. Regional & Topical Anesthesia for Endotracheal Intubation
T2 NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
YR 2007
FD 2007
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449069
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3500549
RD 2024/04/16
AB Recent  developments  in  regional  anesthesia  have  resulted  in  a  number  of  innovative  and  refined  options  to  practitioners,  often  allowing  regional  techniques  to  be  used  for  patients  with  presumed  difficult  airways.  However,  not  every  surgery  can  be  performed  under  regional  anesthesia.  In  addition,  even  in  the  hands  of  the  most  skilled  regional  anesthesiologist,  blocks  are  subject  to  a  certain  rate  of  complications  or  failure.1–4  In  addition,  there  are  many  situations  in  which  the  anesthesiologist  is  called  on  to  secure  an  airway  in  less  than  ideal  circumstances.  Expertise  with  regional  anesthesia  of  the  airway  allows  intubation  in  awake  patients  with  suspected  difficult  intubation,  upper  airway  trauma,  or  cervical  spine  fractures.  Therefore,  it  is  essential  that  every  regional  anesthesiologist  be  skilled  in  the  administration  of  general  anesthesia  and  especially  in  the  management  of  the  difficult  airway.