Cricotracheostomy for a patient with difficult airway access for an aberrant common carotid artery: A case report

Cricotracheostomy for a patient with difficult airway access for an aberrant common carotid artery: A case report

Cricotracheostomy is a novel surgical airway-opening technique that is safe and easy to perform and carries minor bleeding risk. It allows rapid establishment of airway access when urgently needed. However, this technique does pose the risk of respiratory complications upon primary closure of the st...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Makoto Kano, Tetsuharu Kaneko, Chihiro Kanno, Manabu Endo, Tetsuo Akimoto, Morio Yamazaki, Daichi Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
Subjects:
Cricotracheostomy
Cricothyrotomy
Tracheostomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541917300044

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