Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
airway management
air·way man·age·ment
Subclass of:
Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to airway management:
  • Evaluation, planning, and use of a range of procedures and airway devices for the maintenance or restoration of a patient's ventilation.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Facilitation of patency of air passages
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
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