Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Administration of General Anesthesia - Airway Management
After induction of general anesthesia, airway reflexes and respiratory drive are depressed. The airway should be secured, and mechanical ventilation should be provided to maintain oxygenation and remove CO2. The most commonly used devices to secure the airway and provide ventilation are ETT and LMA.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Administration of General Anesthesia - Airway Management." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728455/all/Administration_of_General_Anesthesia___Airway_Management.
Administration of General Anesthesia - Airway Management. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728455/all/Administration_of_General_Anesthesia___Airway_Management. Accessed July 17, 2025.
Administration of General Anesthesia - Airway Management. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728455/all/Administration_of_General_Anesthesia___Airway_Management
Administration of General Anesthesia - Airway Management [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 17]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728455/all/Administration_of_General_Anesthesia___Airway_Management.
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