Supraglottic jet oxygenation and ventilation saved a patient with ‘cannot intubate and cannot ventilate’ emergency difficult airway

Abstract

The emergency difficult airway with the 'cannot intubate and cannot ventilate' (CICV) situation contributes to a high percentage of anesthesia- and emergency medicine-related morbidity and mortality. A new technique of supraglottic jet oxygenation and ventilation (SJOV) via the nasal approach was successfully used in an emergency to save a patient with a CICV difficult airway from a catastrophic outcome.

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