TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Transcutaneous and Surgical Airways A1 - Pitts-Kiefer, Alex A1 - De Marchi, Lorenzo A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2014 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam AB - A transcutaneous or surgical airway is indicated following unsuccessful orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation attempts in the context of an inability to mask ventilate and the presence of an immediate need for definitive airway management. The placement of a surgical or transcutaneous airway is the final endpoint for the “unsuccessful arm” of the emergency pathway for the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Difficult Airway algorithm. Once the presence of a “can’t intubate, can’t ventilate” situation is clear, a surgical or transcutaneous airway should be immediately considered. A delay can increase the patient’s risk of hypoxic brain injury and death. A surgical or transcutaneous emergent airway can be achieved using different methods, including a surgical cricothyrotomy, needle cricothyrotomy with jet oxygenation, and percutaneous cricothyrotomy using the Seldinger technique. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102567854 ER -