Cricothyroidotomy
Cricothyroidotomy Sam T. Windham III DEFINITION Cricothyroidotomy is an emergency procedure to establish airway access when orotracheal intubation is not possible or attempts have failed. As cricothyroidotomy has a high…
Open Tracheostomy
Open Tracheostomy Sam T. Windham III John Christopher McAuliffe DEFINITION Tracheostomy is a procedure defined as the creation of a communication between the trachea and the skin of the neck…
