Open Your Mouth!| How To Thoracotomy

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Monday’s Spoon Feed:

In patients already at risk for a difficult airway, those with a smaller interincisor distance (distance between top incisor to bottom incisor during maximal mouth opening) were more likely to have failed standard geometry video laryngoscopy (SGVL).

Friday’s Spoon Feed:

Emergency thoracotomy has evolved with our specialty. This practical review provides an updated approach to indications, technique, and post-thoracotomy management, with a focus on getting the chest open efficiently and safely.