Main description:

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

Contents:

1. Clinical Indications for Bronchoscopy. 2. Getting Started: Basics of Bronchoscopic Equipment and Performing the Procedure. 3. Airway Management and Anesthesia Considerations. 4. Upper Airway Bronchoscopic Interpretation. 5. Lower Airway Bronchoscopic Interpretation. 6. Upper Airway Bronchoscopic Approach and Diagnostic Procedures. 7. Lower Airway Bronchoscopic Approach and Diagnostic Procedures. 8. Advanced Bronchoscopic Procedures. 9. Bronchoscopy for Specific Situations. 10. Bronchoscopy Training and Simulation for Medical Education.