[Life-saving cricothyrotomy before surgical tracheotomy: two cases]. / Cricothyroïdotomie de sauvetage avant trachéotomie chirurgicale: à propos de deux cas.

The two current cases reported present the situation of "can't intubate can't ventilate" patients with life-saving cricothyrotomy before surgical tracheotomy. These situations emphasize the necessity for clinicians to master difficult intubation and oxygenation algorithms and all available alternative techniques.