The Role of Cricothyrotomy, Tracheostomy, and Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Airway Management

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 357-367

  Akulian, Jason A ^a   Yarmus, Lonny ^b   Feller Kopman, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Cricothyrotomy; Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy; Surgical tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CIALGIA TECHNIQUE; COST; GRIGGS TECHNIQUE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NEEDLE CRICOTHYROTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CRICOTHYROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SURGICAL CRICOTHYROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SURGERY; THYROID CARTILAGE;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; THYROID CARTILAGE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 84929668293     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: 22103538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.02.009     Document Type: Review

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