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where can e find the isthmus?
where is a tracheostomy made=
what two structes do we find in front of the isthmus?
where is a tracheostomy made=
what two structes do we find in front of the isthmus?
Isthmus
• Lies anterior to 2nd, 3rd and 4th tracheal rings
• A tracheostomy hole is made just below the cricoid to avoid the highly vascular isthmus
• Anterior jugular veins and the sternothyroid muscle lie anterior to isthmus
• Lies anterior to 2nd, 3rd and 4th tracheal rings
• A tracheostomy hole is made just below the cricoid to avoid the highly vascular isthmus
• Anterior jugular veins and the sternothyroid muscle lie anterior to isthmus
