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Image Acquisition using Portable Sonography for Emergency Airway Management
Published on: September 28, 2022
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomies in 2 Difficult Airways
José A Valencia1, David J Romero1, Enrique Arango1
1Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.
Abstract:
Ultrasound has become a rapid, safe, and easy-to-use tool for anesthesiologists. It reduces complications, morbidity, and mortality, especially in patients with anatomic abnormalities in whom a traditional approach may be both difficult and risky. We report 2 cases of symptomatic patients with a difficult airway due to displacement of the trachea by a neck mass. Real-time ultrasound imaging was performed for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies, identifying important structures, without any complications.
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