Laryngotracheal stenosis: a serious complication of percutaneous tracheostomy

Autor: S. J. Moralee, S. W. Denholm, A. Lee, Cathie Sudlow, I. S. Grant, C. McFARLANE
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Anaesthesia. 49:38-40
ISSN: 1365-2044
0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb03311.x
Popis: Summary Tracheostomy in patients requiring prolonged artificial ventilation in intensive care is increasingly being performed by a percutaneous dilatational technique, in preference to the standard surgical method. Since its introduction numerous series have reported favourably on its general safety in the short-term, but there have been few reports of longer term follow-up of patients. We present four cases of laryngotracheal stenosis, a previously unreported complication associated with the technique, and discuss the relevance of these to the future practice of percutaneous tracheostomy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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