The accuracy of locating the cricothyroid membrane by palpation – an intergender study

BACKGROUND: The cricothyroid membrane (CTM) is the recommended site of access to the airway during cricothyrotomy to provide emergency oxygenation. We sought to compare the ability of physicians to correctly identify the CTM in male and female patients. METHODS: In a prospective observational study,...

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Autores principales: Campbell, Mark, Shanahan, Hilary, Ash, Simon, Royds, Jonathan, Husarova, Viera, McCaul, Conan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4384292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25844061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-108

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4384292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25844061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-108

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