Table 2 Emergency cricothyrotomy methods included in this review with abbreviations used for the individual techniques
1. Kits based upon the Seldinger guidewire technique | |
Arnd | Arndt emergency cricothyrotomy catheter set |
Mlkr | Melker emergency cricothyrotomy set |
Mini | Minitrach II |
2. Kits not based upon the Seldinger guidewire technique | |
Airf | Airfree |
Pati | Patil’s airway |
Pert | Pertrach |
PCK | Portex cricothyrotomy Kit (PCK™) |
QT1 | QuickTrach 1 cricothyrotomy device |
QT2 | QuickTrach 2 cricothyrotomy device |
Trqu | TracheoQuick |
3. Open, surgical techniques | |
Surg | Varieties of the surgical technique |
Bair | The “Bair claw” device |
RFST | Rapid four-step-technique |
BACT | Bougie-assisted cricothyrotomy |
Csci | Cricothyrotomy scissors |
4. Needle techniques | |
Need | Needle cricothyrotomy |
Trac | Transtracheal airway catheter |