When is Surgical Tracheostomy Indicated? Surgical "U-shaped" versus Percutaneous Tracheostomy

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Kilic D., Findikcioglu A., Akin S., Korun O., Aribogan A., Hatiboglu A.

ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.29-32, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5761/atcs.oa.09.01477
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-32
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: tracheostomy, percutaneous, percutaneous tracheostomy, surgical tracheostomy, DILATATIONAL TRACHEOSTOMY, COMPLICATIONS
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Tracheostomy is one of the most frequent interventions for ICU patients. The current trend in performing a tracheostomy is a percutaneous approach because of its popularity and significant advantages. In this study, certain indications of surgical tracheostomy (ST) are suggested and furthermore, ST is compared with percutaneous tracheostomy (PT).