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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Anesthesiol.
Sec. Critical Care Anesthesiology
Volume 3 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fanes.2024.1428448

Analysis of pressure-induced deviation of the cricothyroid membrane among pediatric patients

Provisionally accepted
Yuko Hobo Yuko Hobo YUKAKO ABUKAWA YUKAKO ABUKAWA *Yoshifumi Suga Yoshifumi Suga Kouji Takano Kouji Takano Yuri Sano Yuri Sano Erika Hosaka Erika Hosaka Kimura Ayano Kimura Ayano Shouko Fujioka Shouko Fujioka
  • Jikei University Hospital, Minato, Japan

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    The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Jikei University (ID number: 30-286). Written informed consent was obtained from the patients' parents. This single-institution randomized controlled study was performed in accordance with the guidelines stipulated in the Declaration of Helsinki and Clinical Trials Act established by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.  Trial registration https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-openbin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000048003The consent for publication was obtained from all study participants.

    Keywords: Cricothyroid membrane, Infant, Cricothyroid puncture, Digital force gauge, ultrasound

    Received: 06 May 2024; Accepted: 16 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Hobo, ABUKAWA, Suga, Takano, Sano, Hosaka, Ayano and Fujioka. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: YUKAKO ABUKAWA, Jikei University Hospital, Minato, Japan

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