The great airway debate: is the scalpel mightier than the cannula?

Br J Anaesth. 2016 Sep:117 Suppl 1:i17-i19. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew219.

Authors

P A Baker¹, E P O'Sullivan², M S Kristensen³, D Lockey⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand p.baker@auckland.ac.nz.
² St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁴ London's Air Ambulance, Royal London Hospital, London, UK University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

PMID: 27566789
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew219

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Airway Management / instrumentation*
Airway Management / methods
Airway Obstruction / therapy*
Cannula
Cricoid Cartilage / surgery
Emergencies
Humans
Thyroid Cartilage / surgery