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Confirming Endotracheal Tube Placement in Difficult Airways
This chapter explores the challenges of managing anatomically difficult airways and emphasizes the significance of waveform capnography for confirming endotracheal tube placement. It also discusses the physiological effects of vomit and carbon dioxide during intubation, highlighting the risks of misidentifying esophageal intubation as successful.