Sadda R, Turner M
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24(th) St., New York, NY 10010-4086, USA.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Oct;38(10):1114-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.06.015. Epub 2009 Jul 22.
Tracheotomy is utilized for securing patency of the upper airway and is not generally used in emergency situations. This is a case report of the necessity of performing a tracheotomy in a dental chair secondary to obstruction of a patient's airway and the inability to perform a cricothyrotomy due to anatomic constraints.
气管切开术用于确保上呼吸道通畅,一般不用于紧急情况。本文报告了一例因患者气道阻塞且因解剖结构限制无法进行环甲膜切开术而在牙科椅上进行气管切开术的必要性。