Cannula cricothyroidotomy and rescue oxygenation with the Rapid-O2™ oxygen insufflation device in the management of a can't intubate/can't oxygenate scenario.

Cannula cricothyroidotomy and rescue oxygenation with the Rapid-O2™ oxygen insufflation device in the management of a can't intubate/can't oxygenate scenario.

Anaesth Intensive Care. 2018 Jan;46(1):97-101

Authors: Wexler S, Hall K, Chin RY, Prineas SN

Abstract
We describe the successful use of cannula cricothyroidotomy and the Rapid-O2™ oxygen insufflation device (Meditech Systems Ltd, Dorset, UK) for rescue of a can't intubate/can't oxygenate (CICO) scenario in a patient with severe airway haemorrhage post-debridement of laryngeal amyloidosis. This case highlights the practical utility of a cannula technique for CICO rescue when appropriate equipment is used and when institutional measures are taken to prepare for this rare anaesthetic crisis.

PMID: 29361262 [PubMed - in process]

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