TY - JOUR AU - Okano, Hiromu AU - Uzawa, Kohji AU - Watanabe, Kunitaro AU - Motoyasu, Akira AU - Tokumine, Joho AU - Lefor, Alan Kawarai AU - Yorozu, Tomoko PY - 2018 DA - 2018/02/08 TI - Ultrasound-guided identification of the cricothyroid membrane in a patient with a difficult airway: a case report JO - BMC Emergency Medicine SP - 5 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Surgical cricothyroidotomy is considered to be the last resort for management of the difficult airway. A major point for a successful surgical cricothyroidotomy is to identify the location of the cricothyroid membrane. SN - 1471-227X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0156-7 DO - 10.1186/s12873-018-0156-7 ID - Okano2018 ER -