Surgical vs wire-guided cricothyroidotomy: A randomised crossover study of cuffed and uncuffed tracheal tube insertion

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 565-570

  Sulaiman, L ^a   Tighe, Sean Q M ^a   Nelson, R A ^a  

^a The Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LUNG; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUIDE WIRE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG MODEL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MANIKINS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THYROID CARTILAGE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 33646687016     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04621.x     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Henderson JJ, Popat MT, Latto IP, Pearce AC. Difficult Airway Society guidelines for management of the unanticipated difficult intubation. Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 675-94.
2. Jacobs HB. Needle-catheter brings oxygen to the trachea. Journal of the American Medical Association 1972; 222: 1231-3.
3. Smith RB, Schaer WB, Pfaeffle H. Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation for anaesthesia and resuscitation. A review and report of complications. Canadian Anaesthetists' Society Journal 1975; 22: 607-12.
4. Craven RM, Vanner RG. Ventilation of a model lung using various cricothyrotomy devices. Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 595-9.
5. Vadodaria BS, Gandhi SD, McIndoe AK, et al. Comparison of four different emergency access equipment sets on a human patient simulator. Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 73-9.
6. Chan TC, Vilke GM, Bramwell KJ. Comparison of wire-guided cricothyrotomy versus standard surgical cricothyrotomy technique. Journal of Emergency Medicine 1999; 17: 957-62.
7. Eisenburger P, Laczika K, List M, et al. Comparison of conventional surgical versus Seldinger technique emergency cricothyrotomy performed by inexperienced clinicians. Anesthesiology 2000; 92: 349-53.
8. http://www.cookcriticalcare.com/education/video/index.html [accessed 4 February 2006].
9. Anonymous. Advanced Trauma Life Support Program for Doctors Instructor Course Manual, 6th edn. Chicago: American College of Surgeons, 1997.
10. Tighe SQM, Staber M, Hardman JG. Emergency airway access equipment. Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 505-6.
11. Benumof JL, Scheller MS. The importance of transtracheal jet ventilation in the management of the difficult airway. Anesthesiology 1989; 71: 769-78.
12. Craft TM, Chambers PH, Ward ME, Goat VA. Two cases of barotrauma associated with transtracheal jet ventilation. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1990; 64: 524-7.
13. Linsdey D. Emergency cricothyrotomy. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1994; 12: 124.
14. Isaacs JH, Pederson AD. Emergency cricothyroidotomy. American Surgeon 1997; 63: 346-9.
15. Fickers BG, van Vugt S, van der Hoeven JG, van den Hoogen FJA, Marres HAM. Emergency cricothyrotomy: A randomised crossover trial comparing the wire-guided and catheter-over-needle techniques. Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 1008-11.
16. Gerig HJ, Schnider T, Heidegger T. Prophylactic transtracheal catheterisation in the management of patients with anticipated difficult airways: A case series. Anaesthesia 2005; 60: 801-5.