TY - CHAP
T1 - Ventilation and oxygenation after emergency cricothyrotomy
T2 - Recommendations for the management of suboptimal invasive airway access
AU - Warner, Matthew A.
AU - Smith, Hugh M.
AU - Zielinski, Martin D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 International Anesthesia Research Society.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Invasive airway access by emergent cricothyrotomy remains an essential treatment modality in “can’t intubate/can’t ventilate” scenarios. Although numerous commercial devices are available, limited comparative data exist with regard to the ventilation and oxygenation parameters of these devices. We report a case of severely compromised respiratory function while using the Quicktrach ii, a commercially available emergency cricothyrotomy device. Because of oxygenation and ventilatory insufficiency, our patient required emergent removal of the device and surgical tracheostomy to improve respiratory function. When confronted with a difficult airway, anesthesiologists and surgeons should be aware of commonly encountered cricothyrotomy devices and their potential limitations.
AB - Invasive airway access by emergent cricothyrotomy remains an essential treatment modality in “can’t intubate/can’t ventilate” scenarios. Although numerous commercial devices are available, limited comparative data exist with regard to the ventilation and oxygenation parameters of these devices. We report a case of severely compromised respiratory function while using the Quicktrach ii, a commercially available emergency cricothyrotomy device. Because of oxygenation and ventilatory insufficiency, our patient required emergent removal of the device and surgical tracheostomy to improve respiratory function. When confronted with a difficult airway, anesthesiologists and surgeons should be aware of commonly encountered cricothyrotomy devices and their potential limitations.
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U2 - 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000388
DO - 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000388
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 27607408
AN - SCOPUS:85013765809
SN - 9781975115326
BT - 100 Selected Case Reports from Anesthesia and Analgesia
PB - Wolters Kluwer Health
ER -