Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy in two cancer patients with difficult airway: An alternative to cricothyroidotomy?

Inability to intubate and/or ventilate either due to distorted neck anatomy or restricted mouth opening is uncommon but potentially hazardous clinical scenario in head and neck cancer patients. Emergency cricothyroidotomy in such patients may provide a means of oxygenating the patient, but in practi...

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Autores principales: Nasa, Prashant, Singh, Akhilesh, Juneja, Deven, Garg, Nitin, Singh, Omender, Javeri, Yash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455521
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2278-330X.103722

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455521
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2278-330X.103722

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