critical care medicine
How To Do a Percutaneous Cricothyrotomy
Indications for Percutaneous Cricothyrotomy
Apnea, severe respiratory failure, or impending respiratory arrest requiring endotracheal intubation and either Failed attempts at orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation with the inability to oxygenate or ventilate via alternate methods (eg, bag-valve-mask, supraglottic airway device) Contraindications to orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation such as massive oral hemorrhage, severe facial trauma, or mass effect due to tumor 