Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Dec 2003
Review[Choosing an endotracheal intubation set in paediatric anaesthesia].
The differences between a child's airway and an adult's, dictate differences in anaesthetic management techniques. Techniques and principles to assist in this management are reviewed in this article. Paediatric specificities of airway devices and other materials required for endotracheal intubation are described. In addition, recent development of equipment and current trends in management of paediatric airway are discussed.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Dec 2003
Review[Anatomic and physiologic features of upper airways in children].
Anatomy of the upper aerodigestive tract in neonates and young children depends on the craniofacial growth. Skull base forms an horizontal line at birth. This line becomes concave inferiorly during the growth. ⋯ During the first years young children have a predominant nasal breath. Knowledge of the position, the conformation and the axial inferior and anterior obliquity of the larynx does facilitate its visualisation during laryngoscopy or intubation. The narrowness of the nasal cavities in neonates must be analysed in taking care of suprahyoid dyspnea in a neonate.