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Diagnosis and Management of the Obstructed Airway

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The obstructed airway presents a potentially life-threatening and terrifying (for both clinician and patient!) clinical situation. At all times a thorough assessment is required and highly skilled and experienced staff should be involved from an early stage. It is imperative that management is underpinned by a sound understanding of the possible underlying pathol-ogies and the pitfalls associated with clinical intervention.

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK

    Adrian Pearce & Gerard Gould

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    A. McLuckie

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Pearce, A., Gould, G. (2009). Diagnosis and Management of the Obstructed Airway. In: McLuckie, A. (eds) Respiratory Disease and its Management. Competency-Based Critical Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-095-1_8

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