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- J Cortiñas Díaz, B López-de Abajo Rodríguez, and J Costa Mourullo.
- Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. jcortinas@mundo-r.com
- Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2011 Dec 1;58(10):595-601.
AbstractThe anesthesiologist's chief responsibility is to ensure ventilation of the patient who is undergoing surgery or to apply resuscitation measures in life-threatening situations. Cricothyrotomy is one among many options available for maintaining airway patency. Usually it is the last resort but can be a lifesaving maneuver in the cannot-intubate, cannot-ventilate patient. The various types include cannula insertion, percutaneous puncture and dilatation, and surgical cricothyrotomy; techniques may be combined, as in the case of surgically inserting a cannula over a trocar.
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