title: [Airway management in infants].
abstract: For a large number of anesthesiologists, airway management in infants is not part for their daily routine and thus represents a major challenge. In the present review the special anatomic and physiological features of the infant airways are summarized. Various technical aids for airway management in infants are described in the context of their development and utility in routine clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Facharzt für Anästhesie und Notfallmedizin und Assistenzarzt an der Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Stuttgart-Olgahospital. ralf_hillmann@gmx.de
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hillmann
authors.forename: Franz-Josef
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kretz
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000033:anatomy & histology