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Best practices for emergency surgical airway: A systematic review

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In the case of an emergency surgical airway, current guidelines state that surgical cricothyrotomy is preferable to tracheotomy. However, complications associated with emergency cricothyrotomy may be more frequent and severe.… Click to show full abstract

In the case of an emergency surgical airway, current guidelines state that surgical cricothyrotomy is preferable to tracheotomy. However, complications associated with emergency cricothyrotomy may be more frequent and severe. We systematically reviewed the English literature on emergency surgical airway to elicit best practices.

Keywords: airway systematic; emergency surgical; practices emergency; best practices; emergency; surgical airway

Journal Title: Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Year Published: 2019

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