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oa Thirty Successful Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Patients
- Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2002, Issue 1, Jun 2002, 14
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- 01 June 2002
Abstract
Tracheostomy is a procedure commonly undertaken in critically ill patients since it has several advantages over prolonged translaryngeal intubation. For critically ill patients bedside tra-cheostomy can be performed by a percutaneous approach using either an incisional or a dilatational techniques. The major advantages of bedside percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy are that it is easy to perform, more rapid and less expensive.
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