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Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy is as Safe as Open Tracheostomy

The American Surgeon, 2002
Although percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) has been advocated as an alternative to open tracheostomy (OT) its relative safety has been questioned repeatedly. This study prospectively compared the safety and complications of PDT and OT. Ninety-four patients underwent PDT and 252 patients underwent OT at this institution from December 1998 ...
Theodore M, Khalili, Wega, Koss, Daniel R, Margulies, Esther, Morrison, M Michael, Shabot   +4 more
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Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy techniques

Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2003
In summary, PDT is a bedside procedure that can be performed with very low morbidity by skilled practitioners. Established methods are undergoing constant evolution and we hope that technical adjuncts are improving patient safety. Evaluation of procedural modifications will require evaluation in randomized clinical trials.
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Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy

2020
When a patient is expected to require long - term mechanical ventilation, a tracheostomy has been shown to improve outcomes. A tracheostomy can be performed in the OR as an open procedure, or at the bedside of the intensive care unit using a percutaneous technique under direct visualization with the aid of a bronchoscope.
Semeret T. Munie, Arielle Hodari Gupta
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Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1996
To evaluate the procedure time, complications, and percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) charges.Operative data were prospectively collected for 356 PDTs including the initial series of 141 PDTs reported in 1994. Short- and long-term complications were retrospectively identified by review of medical records and patient telephone interviews.PDT was
B B, Hill, T N, Zweng, R H, Maley, W E, Charash, B, Toursarkissian, P A, Kearney   +5 more
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[Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy].

Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983), 1999
Tracheostomy provides a method for long-term ventilation in intensive care, which reduces the risk of necrotizing lesions of the pharyngeal and laryngeal mucosa. Since the introduction of the percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy, experienced physicians are able to perform bedside tracheostomies.
T, Welte, G, Weiss, U, Achtzehn, B, Hoffman, H, Klein   +4 more
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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 1997
Since percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with graded dilators was first described by Ciaglia et al. in 1985, this method has been used widely in intensive care medicine. The obvious attractiveness of this procedure lies in its fast, bedside usability and the need for less equipment and ...
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Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy

2010
Tracheostomy is an ancient surgical procedure that was first described in the Rig Veda over 3,000 years ago.1 Indications for tracheostomy remained unclear until the 1850s when it was advocated as a treatment for upper airway obstruction due to diphtheria.2 However, operative mortality remained high.
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Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy

Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, 2015
Lillian F, Liao, John G, Myers
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Percutaneous dilatational subcricoid tracheostomy

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1997
M L, Billy, J P, Bradrick
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Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy

Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2009
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