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Abstract
Cricothyrostomy is the procedure of choice for emergency airway control when nasotracheal
and endotrachealintubation are not possible or contraindicated. A vertical skin incision
followed by a horizontal incision in the cricothyroid membrane are used. A number
6 tracheostomy tube should be used due to the anatomic size of the cricothyroid space.
Using this technique, complications are rare.
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Publication history
Accepted:
March 6,
1985
Received:
December 13,
1984
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© 1985 Published by Elsevier Inc.
