Pediatric Bronchoscopy for Clinicians

This book is a quick reference and atlas for performing bronchoscopy in pediatric patients. It offers a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating the perspectives of pediatric pulmonology, otolaryngology, anesthesiology, and respiratory therapy by outlining important anatomic and physiologic considerations. It describes the basic and advanced techniques in performing flexible, rigid and special bronchoscopy maneuvers and approaches. Enhances the understanding of the critical skill of clinical evaluation and management of the pediatric airway. It is addressed to junior and senior trainees as well as early and late career clinicians involved in pediatric bronchoscopy as an on-the-go guide. Key Features - Special attention is given to include widely applicable techniques that can be employed across a variety of domestic and international practice settings, complete with a wealth of accompanying videos and illustrations from real-world experiences that are easy to replicate and reference in practice . - Promotes a multidisciplinary approach to evaluation of the upper and lower airways in children with respiratory and aerodigestive pathology as the lines between pediatric pulmonology, otolaryngology, anesthesiology, surgery, critical care, and emergency medicine are blurring, thus providing well-equipped clinicians a thorough perspective of all disciplines. - Features bullet-pointed lists for pre-procedure evaluation with procedural checklists and photographs, and serves as a portable, compact and more amenable quick reference guide

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Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Child, Bronchoscopy