Pediatric tracheostomy: a ten-year analysis in the Intensive Care Unit of Sancti Spiritus “José Martí” Pediatric Teaching Hospital

Pediatric tracheostomy: a ten-year analysis in the Intensive Care Unit of Sancti Spiritus “José Martí” Pediatric Teaching Hospital

Introduction There has been a significant change in the role of pediatric tracheostomy over the last twenty years. Obstruction of the upper airway caused by infectious agents is no longer the leading cause of tracheostomy in children. Structural anomalies of the upper airway as well as the need for...

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Main Authors: Caridad Salcedo Reyes, Mirtha Martínez Toyo, Ernestina Reyes Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2014-05-01
Series:Medwave
Subjects:
pediatric tracheostomy
Online Access:http://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Estudios/Investigacion/5949

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