Just the facts: indications and technique for emergency tracheotomy

Audrey Marcotte^{1

2}, Marco A Mascarella^{3

4

5}, L H Nguyen^{3

6

7}, Joe Nemeth^{8

9

10}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Audrey.marcotte@mail.mcgill.ca.
² McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada. Audrey.marcotte@mail.mcgill.ca.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁴ Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
⁶ Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁷ Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁸ Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁹ McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Audrey Marcotte et al. CJEM. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;25(8):653-655.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00538-7. Epub 2023 Jun 10.

Audrey Marcotte^{1

2}, Marco A Mascarella^{3

4

5}, L H Nguyen^{3

6

7}, Joe Nemeth^{8

9

10}

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Audrey.marcotte@mail.mcgill.ca.
² McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada. Audrey.marcotte@mail.mcgill.ca.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁴ Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
⁶ Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁷ Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁸ Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁹ McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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