Complications of cricothyroidotomy versus tracheostomy in emergency surgical airway management: a systematic review

Complications of cricothyroidotomy versus tracheostomy in emergency surgical airway management: a systematic review

Abstract Background Airway guidelines recommend an emergency surgical airway as a potential life-saving treatment in a “Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate” (CICO) situation. Surgical airways can be achieved either through a cricothyroidotomy or tracheostomy. The current literature has limited data rega...

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Main Authors: Fabricio Batistella Zasso, Kong Eric You-Ten, Michelle Ryu, Khrystyna Losyeva, Jaya Tanwani, Naveed Siddiqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Cricothyroidotomy
Tracheostomy
Complications
Emergency surgical airway
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-020-01135-2

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