The gold standard for diagnosing CECS is compartment pressure testing. [21] This involves the insertion of either a large bore needle or a wick catheter into the apparently affected muscular ...

RESUSCITATION of patients with upper-airway obstruction by means of small-bore needles inserted percutaneously into the trachea has been suggested.1 , 2 A recent experience in a two-and-a-half-year ...