Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Gomella, Leonard G., and Alan T. Lefor. Surgery On Call, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2001.
PERIODICALS
Adams, B. D., and W. L. Whitlock. "Bystander Cricothyroidotomy...
Performed with an Improvised Airway."Military Medicine, 167 (January 2002): 76โ78.
Bennett, John D. C. "Securing the Airway in Burns."Journal ofBurns, 1 (2002): 1 [March 8, 23].
Flynn, Sean. "How to Save a Soldier."New York Times Magazine, March 16, 2003.
Francois, B., et al. "Complications of Tracheostomy Performed in the ICU: Subthyroid Tracheostomy vs Surgical Cricothyroidotomy."Chest, 123 (January 2003): 151โ158.
Gillespie, M. B., and D. W. Eisele. "Outcomes of Emergency Surgical Airway Procedures in a Hospital-wide Setting."Laryngoscope, 109 (November 1999): 1766โ1769.
Hayden, S. R., and E. A. Panacek. "Procedural Competency in Emergency Medicine: The Current Range of Resident Experience."Academic Emergency Medicine, 6 (July 1999): 728โ735.
Janson, Paul, and Richard Iseke. "Hymenoptera Stings."eMedicine, July 26, 2002 [March 9, 2003].
Levy, David, and Robert Buckman. "Neck Trauma."eMedicine, June 21, 2001 [March 8, 2003].
Parsa, Tatiana, Arthur Adamo, and Yvette Calderon. "Initial Evaluation and Management of Maxillofacial Injuries."eMedicine, August 28, 2002 [March 8, 2003].
Rehm, C. G., et al. "Cricothyroidotomy for Elective Airway Management in Critically Ill Trauma Patients with Technically Challenging Neck Anatomy."Critical Care, 6 (December 2002): 531โ535.
Torres, Manuel. "Case Study: Airway and Facial Trauma."StatPage: Newsletter of the Center for Emergency Medicine, 8 (February 1997): 6โ7.
Vassiliu, P., et al. "Aerodigestive Injuries of the Neck."American Surgeon, 67 (January 2001): 75โ79.
ORGANIZATIONS
Center for Emergency Medicine. 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. (412) 647-5300.
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). P. O. Box 1400, Clinton, MS 39060-1400. (800) 34-NAEMT.
University of Maryland Medical Center, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. (410) 328-2757 or (800) 373-4111.
OTHER
Jaberi, Mahmood, Kimberley Mitchell, and Colin Mackenzie. Cricothyroidotomy: Good, Bad, or Ugly? Third Place Scientific Award, 14th Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Symposium, San Diego, CA, May 17, 2001.
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A cricothyrotomy (also called thyrocricotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy, coniotomy or emergency airway puncture) is an emergency incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to secure a patient's airway during certain emergency situations, such as an airway obstructed by a foreign object or swelling, a patient who is not able to breathe adequately on their own, or in cases of major facial trauma which prevent the insertion of an airway through the mouth. A cricothyrotomy is usually performed by emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, or paramedics as a last resort when control of the airway by usual means (an endotracheal tube through the mouth) have failed or are not feasible. This technique is considered easier and faster than a tracheostomy, but is only used when oral or nasal intubation is not possible. This procedure does not require manipulation of the cervical spine. However, it does require special training and authorization from local medical direction prior to being performed, depending on local medical protocols.
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In 2006, more than 50% of all physician office visits were for ears, nose throat, and related structures of the head and neck problems.
From: ENT Associate
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