| Literature DB >> 12901463 |
Christopher DiGiacomo1, Kevin K Neshat, L D George Angus, Kevin Penna, Rory S Sadoff, Gerald W Shaftan.
Abstract
Emergency cricothyrotomy is a potentially lifesaving surgical procedure used to gain prompt access to an otherwise compromised and inaccessible airway. The purpose of this photoessay is to demonstrate the technique of the procedure in a step-by-step manner so that the physician can perform this intervention with ease and facility in the most stressful of circumstances.Mesh:
Year: 2003 PMID: 12901463
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mil Med ISSN: 0026-4075 Impact factor: 1.437