title: [Life-saving cricothyrotomy before surgical tracheotomy: two cases].
abstract: The two current cases reported present the situation of "can't intubate can't ventilate" patients with life-saving cricothyrotomy before surgical tracheotomy. These situations emphasize the necessity for clinicians to master difficult intubation and oxygenation algorithms and all available alternative techniques.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France. Electronic address: duwat.antoine@chu-amiens.fr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duwat
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petiot
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malaquin
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hinard
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dupont
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Algorithmes; Algorithms; Cricothyrotomy; Cricothyroïdotomie; Difficult intubation; Formation; Intubation difficile; Oxygénation transtrachéale; Surgical tracheotomy; Trachéotomie chirurgicale; Training; Transtracheal oxygenation