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Emergency tracheotomy in the dental office
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 09/25/09
Sadda R et al. – Tracheotomy is utilized for securing patency of the upper airway and is not generally used in emergency situations. This is a case report of the necessity of performing a tracheotomy in a dental chair secondary to obstruction of a patient's airway and the inability to perform a cricothyrotomy due to anatomic constraints.
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