Comparison of ultrasonography and surface landmarks in detecting the localization for cricothyroidotomy

Yildiz, GÜNAY; GÖKSU, ERKAN; Senfer, Aydan; Kaplan, Atilla

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2015.10.054

Comparison of ultrasonography and surface landmarks in detecting the localization for cricothyroidotomy

Yildiz G., GÖKSU E., Senfer A., Kaplan A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.34, sa.2, ss.254-256, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.10.054
Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.254-256
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare ultrasonography (US) and surface landmark techniques for detecting the cricothyroid membrane (CTM) to perform a cricothyroidotomy on healthy volunteers.