title: [Subglottic airway access: cricothyrotomy].
abstract: The anesthesiologist's chief responsibility is to ensure ventilation of the patient who is undergoing surgery or to apply resuscitation measures in life-threatening situations. Cricothyrotomy is one among many options available for maintaining airway patency. Usually it is the last resort but can be a lifesaving maneuver in the cannot-intubate, cannot-ventilate patient. The various types include cannula insertion, percutaneous puncture and dilatation, and surgical cricothyrotomy; techniques may be combined, as in the case of surgically inserting a cannula over a trocar.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. jcortinas@mundo-r.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cortiñas Díaz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: López-de Abajo Rodríguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costa Mourullo
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*