Needle cricothyroidotomy

Ultrasound-guided cannula cricothyroidotomy.

1128 November 2012 W HEN difficulty with airway management is anticipated, standard guidelines recommend that the airway is secured in the awake patient.1 In the “cannot intubate, cannot ventilate” situation, surgical or cannula cricothyroidotomy is required.1 However, identification of the cricothyroid membrane by palpation is frequently inaccurate, even under elective conditions.2 Preoperativ...

Modified cricothyroidotomy in skill laboratory.

INTRODUCTION Unsuccessful tracheal intubation is considered the most common cause of anesthesia death or brain damage. This study delineates our experience recommending modifications in the cricothyroidotomy technique. METHODS Thirty emergency medicine residents of participated in a study performed on the human simulator moulage in Skill Laboratory of Tabriz University of Medical Science. The...

Cricothyroidotomy - The emergency surgical airway.

The creation of the emergency surgical airway, the emergency cricothyroidotomy, is the final step in “Cannot ventilate – cannot oxygenate” management guidelines and is a dreaded procedure among junior physicians. Studies have shown that initial attempts to create a surgical airway are often made by an anesthesiologist or a head and neck surgeon. The procedure is a high-risk, low-frequency one t...

Evaluation of Seldinger technique emergency cricothyroidotomy versus standard surgical cricothyroidotomy in 200 cadavers.

BACKGROUND Percutaneous cricothyroidotomy is a lifesaving procedure for airway obstruction in trauma victims who need airway establishment and cannot be intubated or in whom intubation has failed. METHODS The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is a training effect using Seldinger technique emergency cricothyroidotomy (group 1; Arndt Emergency Cricothyroidotomy Catheter Set; Co...

Emergency Cricothyroidotomy in Tactical Combat Casualty Care.