PMID: 3773454Aug 1, 1986Paper

Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation and morphometric measurements of cervical structures in swine

Laboratory Animal Science
L C Hudson, B A Gilroy

Abstract

Fifteen swine cadavers were examined to determine a quick, reliable means of locating the level of the cricothyroid ligament from consistently palpable structures in the head and neck area. From calculations of measurements made on these cadavers, it was discovered that when a 21-43 kg pig was placed in a standard position, the measured length (L) from the angle of the mandible to the manubrium sterni multiplied by a factor of 0.48 equals the parameter Z [L (0.48) = Z]. Z was measured, beginning at the manubrium sterni, along the ventral midline. The endpoint of Z was at the level of the cricothyroid ligament. A catheter inserted at this point through the ligament into the airway provides a means of transtracheal ventilation. This method of ventilation can be used in emergencies to avoid a tracheostomy or as an alternative to endotracheal ventilation. This method was applied successfully to four anesthetized pigs as determined by a series of arterial blood gas samples.

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