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Broken Scalpel Blade During Emergent Cricothyroidotomy: An Unexpected Complication in a Critical Situation
Arindam Sharma1, Shreyak Sharma2, Arunima Sharma3
1Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
Cureus
|August 6, 2020
Abstract:
Scalpel-bougie cricothyroidotomy is the most common surgical procedure to obtain emergency airway access when routine methods fail. We present a case of a broken scalpel blade during emergency cricothyroidotomy further complicating respiratory access.
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