TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric Airway Pathology
AU - Vijayasekaran, Shyan
PY - 2020/6/4
Y1 - 2020/6/4
N2 - Congenital or acquired disorders of the pediatric airway can affect the upper, lower, or entire airway. There are fundamental differences between the anatomy and physiology of the neonate, pediatric, and adult airways. Infants are not merely small adults in this respect and size, surface area, proportion, resistance, and compliance vary greatly between the age groups. A clear understanding of these significant differences and how they affect patients dependent on age is key to appropriate management.
AB - Congenital or acquired disorders of the pediatric airway can affect the upper, lower, or entire airway. There are fundamental differences between the anatomy and physiology of the neonate, pediatric, and adult airways. Infants are not merely small adults in this respect and size, surface area, proportion, resistance, and compliance vary greatly between the age groups. A clear understanding of these significant differences and how they affect patients dependent on age is key to appropriate management.
KW - airway pathology
KW - aspiration
KW - larynx
KW - pediatrics
KW - stridor
KW - trachea
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086773345&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fped.2020.00246
DO - 10.3389/fped.2020.00246
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32582586
AN - SCOPUS:85086773345
SN - 2296-2360
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Pediatrics
JF - Frontiers in Pediatrics
M1 - 246
ER -