Hung’s Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway (4th Edition)

By: Orlando Hung, Michael F. Murphy 

A full-color, case-based guide to managing airway challenges—completely updated to reflect the latest guidelines, devices, and techniques.

Authored by the creators of The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia™, this highly regarded reference offers a multidisciplinary perspective, bringing together expertise from anesthesia, intensive care, emergency medicine, hospitalists, and paramedicine.

🔑 Key Features

• Case-based learning with real-world vignettes from the ICU, OR, ER, pediatrics, and pre-hospital settings.

• Comprehensive coverage of difficult and failed airways, with practical strategies for safe management.

• Step-by-step pharmacology guidance, explaining how medications affect ventilation and muscle strength.

• Self-assessment questions at the end of chapters to reinforce knowledge.

• Full-color illustrations and diagrams that clarify key procedures and techniques.

🆕 What’s New in the 4th Edition

• 15 new chapters, expanding the scope of airway care.

• Updated recommendations for airway management in COVID-19 patients.

• Global insights on standards of care during healthcare crises.

• Latest tools, techniques, and procedural standards fully integrated.

✅ Hung’s Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, Fourth Edition, remains the definitive reference for clinicians who face high-stakes airway decisions in any setting.