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Evaluation of the Airway

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The safety of anesthesia is predicated on anticipating difficulties in advance instead of reacting to them when they occur. Of course, we do not always have the luxury of time when dealing with unconscious patients. The manner in which we handle the airway is central to the safety of anesthesia because most of the serious problems we encounter in anesthesia usually have an airway component.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Brendan T. Finucane MBBCh, FRCPC (Professor Emeritus)

  2. Director of Anesthesia Services Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Brendan T. Finucane MBBCh, FRCPC (Professor Emeritus)

  3. Staff Anesthesiologist Leduc Community Hospital, Leduc, Alberta, Canada

    Brendan T. Finucane MBBCh, FRCPC (Professor Emeritus)

  4. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Service Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Ban C. H. Tsui Dip Eng, BSc(Math), B Pharm, MD, MSc, FRCPC (Professor)

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    Albert H. Santora MD

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Finucane, B.T., Tsui, B.C.H., Santora, A.H. (2010). Evaluation of the Airway. In: Principles of Airway Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09558-5_2

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