A useful algorithm for managing the difficult pediatric airway.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol

Madigan Army Medical Center, Bldg. 9040 Fitzsimmons Dr., Tacoma, WA 98431, USA.

Published: August 2007

Management of the pediatric airway can be extremely challenging. A useful algorithm is presented that can be used when faced with even the most difficult of airways. A new adjuvant airway tool is also presented, as well as a list of equipment for the operating room. We will attempt to emphasize key points while presenting a patient that we have recently treated.

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