Case Report: Dealing with a Ventilation Complication after Successful Cricothyrotomy

Elective use of an uncuffed small-bore cricothyrotomy tube with balloon occlusion of the subglottic airway

“…[22][23][24] In our experience, once the MT is placed, it is beneficial to use an SGA with occlusion of the 15-mm connector until insertion of the surgical laryngoscope. Simpler methods, including manual occlusion of the patient's nose and mouth and neck flexion without head extension also facilitated ventilation via the MT.…”