Cricothyroidostomy in head and neck surgery.
Cricothyroidostomy is a procedure whose time has come back. Having been quickly and widely readopted by thoracic surgeons in the past 4 years, it is a technique that is particularly advantageous to the head and neck surgeon for many reasons. In the absence of any compelling experience to the contrary, we foresee a diminishing role for the "standard" tracheostomy. Cricothyroidostomy appears to be a safe and effective procedure.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*