Identification of patients for a delayed extubation strategy versus elective tracheostomy for postoperative airway management in major oral cancer surgery: A prospective observational study in seven hundred and twenty patients

Objectives: Tracheostomy (TT) and delayed extubation (DE) are two approaches to postoperative airway management in patients after major oral cancer surgery. We planned a study to determine the safety of overnight intubation followed by extubation the next morning (DE) compared to elective TT and to...

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Main Authors: D'Cruz, A.K (Author), Dhar, H. (Author), Divatia, J.V (Author), Gupta, S. (Author), Myatra, S.N (Author), Rajanala, V. (Author), Sharma, S. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
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