Cricothyrotomy in Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed: A Difficult Airway Simulation Case for Anesthesiology Residents

• Main Authors: Corinna J. Yu (Author), Frank Rigueiro (Author), Kevin Backfish-White (Author), Johnny Cartwright (Author), Christopher Moore (Author), Sally A. Mitchell (Author), Tanna Boyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding may have challenging airways. This simulation teaches anesthesiology residents the skill of cricothyrotomy as a surgical last resort while managing acute bleeding in the airway. Methods The simulation involved a 55-year-old patient wit...