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Chapter 2 · Emergency management of respiratory distress
Chapter 2 · Emergenc
y management of respirator
y distress
➜ OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 2.1 CONTINUED
VetBooks.ir Skin incision and incision
between thyohyoid muscle
bellies.
Incision between the
sternohyoid muscle bellies.
Gelpi retractors help to expose
the trachea.
Stay sutures have been placed
either side of the proposed
annular ligament incision.
The annular ligament incision is
made big enough (but not
greater than half way around
the circumference of the
trachea) to permit gentle
placement of the
tracheostomy tube.
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