Point-of-care airway ultrasonography prior to an emergency cricothyroidotomy : case report
Other Title(s)
نقطة الرعاية للمسلك الهوائي بتخطيط الصدى قبل عملية بضع الغشاء الحلقي الدرقي الطارئة : تقرير حالة
Joint Authors
Iqbal, Muhammad
Nur, Julina Muhammad
Abd al-Karim, Nur
Izzat, Ismail
Sanib, Halim
Mukhtar, Muhammad Amin
Salim, Safrida S. F.
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 2 (31 May. 2018), pp.219-222, 4 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2018-05-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The use of ultrasonography in acute and critical care medicine is becoming increasingly common.
However, use of an airway ultrasound as an adjunct to determine the type of intervention needed and assess complications is not common practice.
We report a 56-year-old male who presented to the Emergency Department of the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia, in 2015 with hoarseness, stridor and impending respiratory failure.
A point-of-care ultrasound performed to assess the neck and vocal cords indicated a heterogeneous echogenic mass in the larynx, thus ruling out a cricothyroidotomy.
The patient was therefore referred for an emergency tracheostomy.
This case highlights the importance of point-of-care airway ultrasonography in the assessment of patients with stridor.
This imaging technique not only helps to detect the cause of the stridor, but also to determine the feasibility of a cricothyroidotomy in emergency cases
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iqbal, Muhammad& Nur, Julina Muhammad& Abd al-Karim, Nur& Izzat, Ismail& Sanib, Halim& Mukhtar, Muhammad Amin…[et al.]. 2018. Point-of-care airway ultrasonography prior to an emergency cricothyroidotomy : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.219-222.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904226
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iqbal, Muhammad…[et al.]. Point-of-care airway ultrasonography prior to an emergency cricothyroidotomy : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 18, no. 2 (May. 2018), pp.219-222.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904226
American Medical Association (AMA)
Iqbal, Muhammad& Nur, Julina Muhammad& Abd al-Karim, Nur& Izzat, Ismail& Sanib, Halim& Mukhtar, Muhammad Amin…[et al.]. Point-of-care airway ultrasonography prior to an emergency cricothyroidotomy : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2018. Vol. 18, no. 2, pp.219-222.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904226
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 221-222
Record ID
BIM-904226