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What’s new in Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy?

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Part of the book series: Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((YEARBOOK,volume 2008))

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Abstract

In critically ill patients percutaneous dilational tracheostomy has become the alternative to conventional open surgical tracheostomy. Several competing techniques exist to facilitate percutaneous dilational tracheostomy. Here we summarize current findings on the feasibility and constraints of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in critically ill patients, regardless of the technique employed.

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Treschan, T.A., Pannen, B., Beiderlinden, M. (2008). What’s new in Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy?. In: Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2008. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77290-3_31

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