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  • Title: [Management of the difficult airway].
    Author: Kawamoto M.
    Journal: Masui; 2010 Sep; 59(9):1142-5. PubMed ID: 20857670.
    Abstract:
    Difficult airway management (DAM) including cannot intubate and cannot ventilate (CICV), and difficult mask ventilation is a life threatening issue during anesthesia care. Although American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has presented the guideline for this purpose, it is still not available in this country. We as a specialist for airway management should be prepared this trouble any time by equipping a laryngoscope, fiberoptic bronchoscope, and novel devices such as Airway Scope and Airtraq.
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