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A NEW CRICOTHYROTOMY CANNULA
Author(s) -
Pridmore Saxby A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb119379.x
Subject(s) - cricothyrotomy , cannula , suction , medicine , catheter , surgery , tracheotomy , biomedical engineering , computer science , airway , engineering , airway management , mechanical engineering
A simple, easily constructed cricothyrotomy cannula and its method of use are described. Experiments have demonstrated that the instrument admits adequate air to sustain life without causing trauma to the posterior laryngeal wall. The dimensions allow the concurrent use of the FG10 suction catheter. An accessory device which enables single instrument cricothyrotomy is also described.