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Knowledge of anatomy is essential to the study of airway management. First, anatomical considerations are helpful in diagnosing certain problems, such as the position of a foreign body in a patient with airway obstruction. Second, since some procedures involved in establishing and maintaining an airway are performed under emergency conditions, little if any time may be available for reviewing anatomy. Third, in many procedures involving the airway, such as tracheal intubation, anatomical structures are only partially visible. As a result, one must recognize not only the structures in view but also their spatial relationship to the surrounding structures. This chapter reviews basic airway anatomy, discusses some clinical correlates, and includes a comparison of the pediatric and adult airway.
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Finucane, B.T., Tsui, B.C.H., Santora, A.H. (2010). Anatomy of the Airway. In: Principles of Airway Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09558-5_1
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