Airway management in emergency department thoracotomy: A narrative review

Authors

Aaron J Lacy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Adam Liebendorfer, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Sarah M Guess, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Rami S Al-Aref, Baylor College of Medicine
Anthony P Kronfli, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Rachel E Armstrong, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Amelia W Maiga, Vanderbilt University
Alexander Bracey, Albany Medical Center
Ryan N Barnicle, Brown University

Journal

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Publication Date

1-1-2026

Volume

99

First Page

477

Last Page

482

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2025.11.004

Rights and Permissions

Lacy AJ, Liebendorfer A, Guess SM, Al-Aref RS, Kronfli AP, Armstrong RE, Maiga AW, Bracey A, Barnicle RN. Airway management in emergency department thoracotomy: A narrative review. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Jan;99:477-482. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.11.004. © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Recommended Citation

Lacy, Aaron J; Liebendorfer, Adam; Guess, Sarah M; Al-Aref, Rami S; Kronfli, Anthony P; Armstrong, Rachel E; Maiga, Amelia W; Bracey, Alexander; and Barnicle, Ryan N, "Airway management in emergency department thoracotomy: A narrative review." American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 99, 477 - 482. (2026).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/oa_4/6318