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Management of upper airway obstruction using a Seldinger minitracheotomy kit
Author(s) -
AlaKokko T. I.,
Kyllönen M.,
Nuutinen L.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04452.x
Subject(s) - medicine , seldinger technique , airway obstruction , airway , intubation , epiglottitis , anesthesia , mononucleosis , airway management , intensivist , surgery , intensive care medicine , intensive care , virus , percutaneous , virology
Two adult patients with upper airway obstruction due to epiglottitis and infectious mononucleosis requiring urgent airway management are presented. Successful establishment of an open airway was achieved by performing a minitracheotomy using the Seldinger technique followed finally with nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation.