Anesthetize the skin at the planned tracheotomy site with mepivacaine 1% and 1:100,000 epinephrine (about 5 ml).
The skin will become ischemic and turn white; this will lessen any bleeding.
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Local anesthesia of the surgical field
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Tracheal assessment Pull back the ventilation tube to the level of the vocal cords.Transilluminate
Tracheal assessment Pull back the ventilation tube to the level of the vocal cords.Transilluminate
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