TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Emergency lifesaving management of a homicidal cut-throat injury: a case report
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Varghese, Koshy
A1  - Sharma, Prashant
A1  - Sahu, Seelora
A1  - Kumar, Abhijit
A1  - Wadhwa, Gunjan
SP  - e47789
EP  - e47789
VL  - 15
IS  - 10
N2  - Patients with cut-throat injuries presenting to the emergency department pose a serious challenge and often require a multidisciplinary mode of management. The role of an anesthesiologist is primarily airway management, either by endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy. Securing a definitive airway before wound exploration and repair of transected tissues is difficult as such injuries are often accompanied by distortion of the airway anatomy complicated by vascular or tissue bleed. Here, we report a case of a homicidal cut-throat injury in a 55-year-old female who was bleeding profusely from the neck, along with airway compromise in the form of a transected trachea. Timely intervention by a multidisciplinary team consisting of anesthesiologists and otorhinolaryngologists resulted in a favorable outcome.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47789
ID  - ref1
ER  -