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18607301

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
Although tracheotomies are the standard procedure for elective surgical airways, some patients present with challenging anatomy. In circumstances of abnormal skeletal deformities, such as kyphoscoliosis, the airway is also often tortuous and access to the trachea may be difficult. In the situation of severely distorted tracheal anatomy, where access to the trachea may require a mediansternotomy, a cricothyroidotomy may be the safer option. This article details the technique involved in approaching a substernal larynx and stomatizing a cricothyroidotomy for a patient who required a long-term surgical airway secondary to severe kyphoscoliosis from Proteus syndrome and failure to extubate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1531-4995
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1827-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Cricothyroidotomy vs. sternal tracheotomy for challenging airway anatomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, G0412 Neurosciences Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. krishnapatel72@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports