Chapter 5

Optic Airway Devices Update

Eugenio Daniel Martinez-Hurtado, Miriam Sanchez-Merchante, Pablo Renedo Corcóstegui, Manuel Granell Gil and Guillermo Navarro

Abstract

Difficult orotracheal intubation (OTI) represents the main cause of anaesthetic morbidity and mortality. A third of all anaesthesia-related deaths are secondary to the inability to maintain a clear airway to guarantee a correct oxygenation, and nearly two-thirds of problems related to the management of the airway occur during anaesthetic induction.

Total Pages: 56-73 (18)

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