title: How we do it: emergency percutaneous tracheostomy: a case series.
abstract: Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy is a safe alternative method for providing a definitive airway in an emergency, in trained hands. A general anaesthetic is not required allowing the procedure to be performed outside of the operating theatre. All of the necessary instruments to perform the percutaneous tracheostomy are pre-packaged in one kit. With experience the percutaneous tracheostomy can be performed without a bronchoscopy. Percutaneous tracheostomy can be utilised in a variety of emergency clinical situations requiring rapid access to the airway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, UK. jon-raea@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaffery
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*