[Prehospital cricothyrotomy for neoplasic upper airway obstruction: report of two cases].
We report two cases of emergency cricothyrotomies performed in patients with severe neoplasic upper airway obstruction. Airway control was rapidly performed using a wire guided technique of cricothyrotomy and allow adequate ventilation in the two cases. The indications and the realization conditions of this procedure in the emergency context are discussed.
Département d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, Samu-Smur 94, hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51 avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, Créteil, France.
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Margenet
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications