Emergency front-of-neck airway in the COVID-19 patient: Cannula or surgical cricothyroidotomy?

Chua, Henry; Wong, Theodore; Lim, Wan Yen; Wong, Patrick

Chua, Henry; Wong, Theodore; Lim, Wan Yen; Wong, Patrick.

Chua H; Singhealth Anaesthesiology Residency Program, Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: henry.chua2@mohh.com.sg.
Wong T; Division of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Sciences, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS (National University of Singapore) Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Lim WY; Division of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Sciences, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS (National University of Singapore) Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Wong P; Division of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Sciences, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS (National University of Singapore) Medical School, Singapore, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med ; 39(4): 475-477, 2020 08.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-973744

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Airway Management/methods; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; Cricoid Cartilage/surgery; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Aerosols; COVID-19; Emergencies; Equipment Design; Insufflation/adverse effects; Insufflation/instrumentation; Insufflation/methods; Manikins; SARS-CoV-2; Simulation Training; Tracheostomy/methods

Keywords

Airway; COVID-19; Cricothyroidotomy; Front-of-neck access; Manikin

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Cricoid Cartilage / Airway Management / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Language: English Journal: Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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