Prophylactic insertion of a transtracheal catheter for anticipated difficult airway management

Rosal Martins, Maria;Potie, Arnaud;Van Boven, Michel;Momeni, Mona
(2020) European Journal of Anaesthesiology — Vol. 37, n° 4, p. 332-333 (2020)

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(en) Editor, Difficult airway management remains a challenge for anaesthesiologists. In specific cases, anaesthesiologists deal with patients presenting difficult airway criteria and who are scheduled for procedures in which traditional intubation and intra-operative ventilation techniques are not suitable. The prophylactic use of a percutaneous transtracheal catheter, initially described by Ravussin, can overcome these problems.1,2 Little is known about the feasibility of this technique in large series and the advantages and pitfalls to be considered with its use. [...]
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Rosal Martins, M., Potie, A., Van Boven, M., & Momeni, M. (2020). Prophylactic insertion of a transtracheal catheter for anticipated difficult airway management. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 37(4), 332-333. https://doi.org/10.1097/EJA.0000000000001075 (Original work published 2020)