PERCUTANEOUS TRACHEOSTOMY – TECHNIQUES, COMPLICATIONS AND OUREXPERIENCE

BACKGROUND Tracheostomy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in ICU patients. Fourdifferent techniques of percutaneous tracheostomy (PT): Ciaglia Blue Rhino, Griggs GuideWire Dilating Forceps, PercuTwistTM and Translaryngeal Tracheostomy are now considered an excellent alternative to the...

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Main Authors: Tomaž Štupnik, Stanko Vidmar, Matevž Srpčič, Mihael Skok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2008-06-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/488

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