RT Book, Section
A1 Kozin, Elliott D.
A1 Lustig, Lawrence R.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193145615
T1 Cricothyrotomy & Tracheostomy
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193145615
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  three  main  approaches  to  secure  an  airway  include  endotracheal  intubation,  cricothyrotomy,  and  tracheostomy.  In  an  acute  airway  emergency  where  the  airway  above  the  trachea  is  blocked  (ie,  due  to  trauma,  mass,  or  bleeding),  cricothyrotomy  secures  an  airway  more  rapidly  than  tracheotomy,  with  fewer  potential  immediate  complications  (eg,  pneumothorax  and  hemorrhage).  Depending  on  the  airway  emergency,  a  cricothyrotomy  may  need  to  be  converted  to  a  tracheostomy  after  the  airway  has  been  secured.