Airway management Preface Airway management Airway management Table of contents: Preface Introduction Assessment of the Airway Airway obstruction Predicting the difficult airway Advanced airway assessment techniques Protective reflexes Airway Interventions Patient positioning Clearing the airway Airway Opening Manoeuvres Airway adjuncts and Artificial airways Oxygenation and ventilation Tracheal intubation Fibre optic intubation Laryngeal mask airway Surgical Cricothyroidotomy Intubation Risks Human Factors Airway Assessment Positioning Oxygenation Cardiovascular Stability Monitoring Equipment and Checklist Induction drugs and Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) Laryngoscopy Plan for difficulty Specific Circumstances Care of the Intubated Patient Preventing unplanned extubation Endotracheal tube cuff pressure Humidification Endotracheal suctioning Capnography Extubation Assessing Safety of Extubation Extubation of patients who are known to have a difficult airway Tracheostomy Monitoring of the patient with an at risk airway Extubation of patients with COVID 19 Weaning Failure Conclusion Airway management Preface Airway management