Role of ultrasonography in determining the cricothyroid membrane localization in the predicted difficult airway.

Altun, Demet; Ali, Achmet; Koltka, Ahmet; Buget, Mehmet; Celik, Mehmet; Doruk, Can; Camci, Ali

doi:10.14744/tjtes.2019.65250

Role of ultrasonography in determining the cricothyroid membrane localization in the predicted difficult airway.

Altun D., Ali A., Koltka K., Buget M., Celik M., Doruk C., ...Daha Fazla

Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES, cilt.25, sa.4, ss.355-360, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.14744/tjtes.2019.65250
Dergi Adı: Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.355-360
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the success rates of ultrasound (US) and palpation methods in identifying the cricothyroid membrane (CTM), and compare the results with the gold standard method-computed tomography (CT) scan.