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Lab Anim Sci
; 47(4): 411-3, 1997 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9306316
ABSTRACT
Before percutaneous tracheostomy, rabbits were anesthetized and placed in the supine position with the head extended. A needle cricothyroidotomy was then performed. With the help of a guidewire and vessel dilator, a sheath introducer with sideport extension was secured into the airway. This system provided airway access for introduction or sampling of materials while the animal was breathing around the sheath introducer or through the sideport. This simple procedure was used successfully in more than 25 rabbits that recuperated and lived for several days without ongoing medical support.