Abstract
The use of ultrasonography in acute and critical care medicine is becoming increasingly common. However, use of an airway ultrasound as an adjunct to determine the type of intervention needed and assess complications is not common practice. We report a 56-year-old male who presented to the Emergency Department of the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia, in 2015 with hoarseness, stridor and impending respiratory failure. A point-of-care ultrasound performed to assess the neck and vocal cords indicated a heterogeneous echogenic mass in the larynx, thus ruling out a cricothyroidotomy. The patient was therefore referred for an emergency tracheostomy. This case highlights the importance of point-of-care airway ultrasonography in the assessment of patients with stridor. This imaging technique not only helps to detect the cause of the stridor, but also to determine the feasibility of a cricothyroidotomy in emergency cases.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.017
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(2), e219-222
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Iqhbal, M., Noor, J. M., Ismail, N. A., Izzat, Sanib, H., Mokhtar, M. A., & Salim, S. S. (2025). Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(2), e219-222. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.017
MLA 9
Iqhbal, Mohamad, et al. "Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, 2025, pp. e219-222. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.017.
Chicago (author–date)
Iqhbal, Mohamad, Julina M. Noor, Nur A. Ismail, Izzat, Halim Sanib, Mohd A. Mokhtar, and Safreeda SF Salim. 2025. "Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18 (2): e219-222. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.017.
Harvard
Iqhbal, M., Noor, J. M., Ismail, N. A., Izzat, Sanib, H., Mokhtar, M. A. and Salim, S. S. (2025) 'Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(2), pp. e219-222. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.017.
Vancouver
Iqhbal M, Noor JM, Ismail NA, Izzat, Sanib H, Mokhtar MA, et al. Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;18(2):e219-222. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.017
IEEE
M. Iqhbal, J. M. Noor, N. A. Ismail, Izzat, H. Sanib, M. A. Mokhtar, and S. S. Salim, "Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. e219-222, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.017.