Surgical cricothyrotomy - Queensland Ambulance Service
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Clinical Practice Procedures: Airway management/Surgical cricothyrotomy Disclaimer and copyright ©2016 Queensland Government All rights reserved. Without limiting the reservation of copyright, no person shall reproduce, store in a retrieval system or transmit in any form, or by any means, part or the whole of the Queensland Ambulance Service (‘QAS’) Clinical practice manual (‘CPM’) without the priorwritten permission of the Commissioner. The QAS accepts no responsibility for any modification, redistribution or use of the CPM or any part thereof. The CPM is expressly intended for use by QAS paramedics whenperforming duties and delivering ambulance services for, and on behalf of, the QAS. Under no circumstances will the QAS, its employees or agents, be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damages of any kind resulting from the unauthorised use of, or reliance upon the CPM or its contents. While effort has been made to contact all copyright owners this has not always been possible. The QAS would welcome notification from any copyright holder who has been omitted or incorrectly acknowledged. All feedback and suggestions are welcome, please forward to: [email protected] Date April, 2016 Purpose To ensure a consistent procedural approach to Surgical cricothyrotomy. Scope Author Applies to all QAS clinical staff. Clinical Quality & Patient Safety Unit, QAS Review date April, 2018 URL https://ambulance.qld.gov.au/clinical.html This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Surgical cricothyrotomy April, 2016 All clinicians conducting rapid sequence intubations (RSIs) must be skilled in failed airway techniques. Cricothyrotomy is a definitive rescue technique for the failed airway if time (i.e. preservation of oxygenation) does not allow for other approaches or if they fail.[1] In addition, mental preparations to perform a surgical airway should be undertaken each time RSI is considered. Indications UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED The QAS has adopted an open cricothyroid technique in adults as numerous studies have shown higher success rates in novice operators compared to ‘over the wire’ techniques.[2] • Can’t Intubate, Can’t Ventilate situation and oxygen saturations less than 70% • Primary airway attempt if laryngoscopy not feasible (e.g. massive facial trauma) Contraindications UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Equipment required for surgical airway • Child < 12 years of age • Open tracheal injury • Cardiac arrest UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Complications • High likelihood of blood obscuring the surgical field, this is a tactile rather than visual procedure UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Figure 3.16 QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE 378 Procedure – Surgical cricothyrotomy 1. Maintain ventilation with bag valve mask or supraglottic airway as best as possible. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 2. Prepare the neck with antiseptic solution. 3. With the non-dominant (ND) hand, identify the laryngeal landmarks (thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage and the cricothyroid membrane.) If the laryngeal landmarks are not identifiable (e.g. secondary to soft tissue swelling, burns or obesity): UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED - Make a longitudinal, midline incision at least 6 cm in length through skin and the subcutaneous tissue. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Approximately 6cm longitudinal incision - Using fingers, separate strap muscles and identify the laryngeal landmarks UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE 379 Procedure – Surgical cricothyrotomy 4. Once laryngeal landmarks are identified, stabilise the structures with the ND middle finger and thumb, ensuring the ND index finger is on the cricothyroid UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 5. Lift the ND index finger. Using a scalpel, make a transverse, 1 cm deep ‘stab-like incision’ through the cricothyroid membrane. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 7. Switch hands so that the ND hand now stabilises the scalpel. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 6. Twist the scalpel 90° so that the blade is pointed to the feet. QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE 380 Procedure – Surgical cricothyrotomy 8. Move the blade laterally a few millimetres to achieve a slightly widened opening for the insertion of the intubating catheter. 10. Rotate and align intubating catheter to allow insertion along the line of the trachea. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 9. With the intubating catheter pointing away from the head and parallel to the floor, insert the tip along the flat of the blade as a guide into the trachea. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE 381 Procedure – Surgical cricothyrotomy 11. Railroad a lubricated size 6.0 mm ETT (remove 15 mm connector to aid passage over bougie). Continually rotate ETT to facilitate placement. If the ETT is unable to be advanced, insert the Trousseau dilator into the incision, directing the blades on the longitudinal axis. 13. Whilst holding the ETT carefully remove the intubating catheter. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 14. Using a syringe, inflate the ETT cuff with the minimum amount of air required to provide an effective seal. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 12. Insert the 6.0 mm ETT until the skin is between the 2 black ETT intubation markers. 15. Remove syringe from the ETT to effect the closing of the one-way valve, ensure pilot balloon remains inflated. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE 382 Procedure – Surgical cricothyrotomy 16. Connect resuscitation bag and commence ventilation. e Additional information UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 17. Confirm correct tracheal placement by observing an appropriate continuous EtCO2 waveform (minimum of 6 ventilations of moderate tidal volume required for confirmation). • The potential for scalpel injury during this procedure is HIGH. All precautions that serve to minimise risk to the clinician and patient are to be applied. • The QAS supplies the High Acuity Response Unit with a Melker Emergency Cricothyrotomy Catheter Set that contains all non-standard QAS equipment necessary to complete a surgical cricothyrotomy, specifically: UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 18. Administer post intubation sedation as required (titrated aliquots of morphine/fentanyl and midazolam). - tracheal hook - trousseau dilator - sterile gauze. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED 19. Assess and adjust ETT cuff pressure as required. UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE 383
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