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#410: Postoperative Pediatric Airway Emergencies


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#407: Postoperative Pediatric Airway Emergencies


Pediatric airway emergencies in the postoperative setting are high-impact events that can quickly escalate to cardiac arrest, so it’s vital you recognize and act on them immediately.


In this episode, you’ll review:

  • Unique features of the pediatric airway 
  • Risk factors for postoperative respiratory complications in children
  • Performing a focused pediatric respiratory assessment
  • Signs of respiratory distress in children
  • Common postoperative respiratory complications including desaturation, upper airway obstruction, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, and oversedation/loss of ventilation
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    Episode 140 - Listen to episode 140 for an overview of pediatric respiratory distress.

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