Clinics in chest medicine
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Much has been learned about the normal function of the larynx. As is perhaps obvious from our article, much, much more needs to be learned about its function in altered and disease states.
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Cricothyroidotomy as a method of elective airway management, previously shunned by Jackson, was reintroduced to the medical community in 1976. This article examines available data indicating the utility and complications of elective cricothyroidotomy for long-term airway management and defines its place with respect to tracheotomy.