Neonatal Airway Management

Intubation is one of the most performed procedures in neonatal medicine. The field of neonatal airway management has been transformed by many notable developments over the past 5-10 years.  Most importantly, the use of pre-medication, video-laryngoscopy, and laryngeal masks have been the subject of numerous recent clinical investigations and academic publications. Despite ongoing research, neonatal airway management continues to carry a high risk of complications and both short and long-term morbidities. A comprehensive book on neonatal airway management has never been published.  Hence, the proposed book fills an important niche in the healthcare literature. 

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of neonatal airway management, and serves as a valuable resource for clinicians, educators, and researchers involved in neonatal care.  The book reviews patient, practice, provider, and system factors important in neonatal airway management.  Chapters explore key topic areas including airway management techniques, training, competency assessment, premedication, video laryngoscopy, laryngeal mask airway, and others.

Written by experts in the field and including the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information, Neonatal Airway Management serves as a useful resource for physicians and researchers dealing with, and interested in, neonatal airway management.  It provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current state of the field that helps guide patient management and stimulates investigative efforts. 

1. Introduction.- 2. Anatomy of the neonatal airway.- 3. The difficult neonatal airway.- 4. Facemask ventilation.- 5. Supraglottic Airway Devices.- 6. Endotracheal Intubation.- 7. Nasotracheal Intubation.- 8. Video laryngoscopy.- 9. Stylet use during intubation.- 10. Endotracheal tube insertion depth.- 11. Minimally invasive surfactant administration.- 12. Premedication for intubation.- 13. Fiberoptic airway management techniques.- 14. Intubation confirmation.- 15. Complications of endotracheal intubation.- 16. Airway Management Training and Simulation.- 17. Intubation competency assessment .- 18. Airway Management Quality Improvement.

Lindsay C. Johnston, MD, MEd is a neonatologist who treats critically ill infants in NICU at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (neonatology) and Director of Fellowships at Yale. Dr. Johnston is actively involved in the education of trainees and medical staff, often through simulation-based sessions. She is particularly interested in training related to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and airway management.

Taylor Sawyer, DO, MBA, MEd is a neonatologist who treats critically ill infants in the NICU at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He is a Professor of Pediatrics (neonatology) and Director of Simulation. Dr. Sawyer is actively involved in the education of trainees and medical staff, often through simulation-based sessions. He is particularly interested in training related to neonatal resuscitation and airway management.