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Ultrasound‐Guided Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomies in 2 Difficult Airways
Author(s) -
Valencia José A.,
Romero David J.,
Arango Enrique,
Cubillos Javier E.,
Mantilla Hugo A.,
GarcíaHerreros Luis G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.14433
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , ultrasound , tracheotomy , airway , radiology , surgery
Ultrasound has become a rapid, safe, and easy‐to‐use tool for anesthesiologists. It reduces complications, morbidity, and mortality, especially in patients with anatomic abnormalities in whom a traditional approach may be both difficult and risky. We report 2 cases of symptomatic patients with a difficult airway due to displacement of the trachea by a neck mass. Real‐time ultrasound imaging was performed for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies, identifying important structures, without any complications.