Complications in paediatric airway management.
Management of the paediatric airway can be difficult. This management in turn can be associated with complications which can be life threatening. We present three cases in which such complications occurred and then go on to discuss the different ways in which these can be prevented.
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Department of Otolaryngology and Paediatric Airway Surgery, Our Ladys Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Republic of Ireland. adnan_safdar@hotmail.com
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000002:abnormalities; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome