title: Cricothyroidotomy: a short-term measure for elective ventilation in a patient with challenging neck anatomy.
abstract: Cricothyroidotomy is a well established technique of airway management in emergency situations where translaryngeal intubation cannot be achieved. This case report describes a case where cricothyroidotomy was used for elective ventilation for short period of 48 hours in a patient who had a vocal cord palsy, supraglottic oedema and inflammation. Surgical tracheostomy was considered the preferred option, but this was deemed impossible due to the challenging neck anatomy in this case.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, York Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H G W
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Paw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy