Use of a customised endotracheal tube for tracheostomy in the large neck.
Patients with huge necks who require a tracheostomy pose particular problems. This paper describes a technique to customise a standard endotracheal tube to make a long tracheostomy tube. This can be used as a short-term emergency airway. It is recommended because it is cheap, simple, safe and potentially life saving.
Coatesworth
A P
AP
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, UK.
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods