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Cricothyroidotomy

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Up to seven intubation attempts in 1000 end up in a “can’t intubate/can’t ventilate” situation in the emergency department. These are considered failed airways that may require a surgical airway to maintain ventilation and oxygenation.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Henry Young II MD

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA

    Shannon Toohey MD

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA

    Bharath Chakravarthy MD, MPH

  4. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Lars K. Beattie MD, MS

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Correspondence to Lars K. Beattie MD, MS .

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Director, SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Latha Ganti

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Young, H., Toohey, S., Chakravarthy, B., Beattie, L.K. (2016). Cricothyroidotomy. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_19

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