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Failed intubation and emergency percutaneous tracheostomy
Author(s) -
Dob D. P.,
McLure H. A.,
Soni N.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1998.00253.x
Subject(s) - cricothyrotomy , medicine , intubation , percutaneous , airway , airway management , surgery , ventilation (architecture) , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Failed intubation associated with difficulty with ventilation is rare. Cricothyrotomy may provide a means of oxygenating the patient, but in practice it may be difficult to perform and does not establish a definitive airway. We report two patients in whom percutaneous tracheostomy was used as an emergency procedure. In both cases placement was extremely rapid and salvaged the situation, leaving a definitive airway.