Thyrohyoidotomy: A complication of cricothyroidotomy

Acute Med Surg. 2024 Mar 13;11(1):e937. doi: 10.1002/ams2.937. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

A computed tomography (CT) image of the patient's neck after a cricothyroidotomy was performed due to upper airway obstruction. The CT revealed that the tracheostomy tube was inserted into the thyrohyoid membrane, not the cricothyroid ligament.

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