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The SMART© mnemonic for difficult cricothyrotomy

The SMART© mnemonic for difficult cricothyrotomy
Surgery (recent or remote)
Mass (hematoma, abscess, or other mass)
Access or Anatomy (obesity, poor landmarks, or otherwise poor access)
Radiation (or other tissue deformity or scarring)
Tumor (including intrinsic airway tumor)
Adapted from: Brown III CA, Walls RM. Identification of the difficult and failed airway. In: The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, 5th ed, Brown III CA, Sakles JC, Mick NW (Eds), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia 2018.
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