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Punción de emergencia de la vía aérea

Nombres alternativos:

Cricotirotomía con aguja; punción urgente de las vías respiratorias

Expectativas después de la cirugía:

Este tipo de punción de emergencia (cricotirotomía) puede ser muy efectiva para aliviar la obstrucción de las vías aéreas.

Convalecencia:

Ver traqueotomía .

Referencias:

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice . 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006.

Roberts JR, Hedges JR. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine . 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.

Punción de emergencia del conducto de aire

Cartílago cricoides

Procedimiento de emergencia por obstrucción de tráquea - Serie

Fecha de revisión: 7/25/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: James L. Demetroulakos, M.D., F.A.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA. Clinical Instructor in Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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