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, 2011 Patients with tracheotomies are managed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals. As a result, information regarding best practice is scattered throughout the medical literature and can be difficult to identify and implement in the clinical setting.
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Early or late tracheotomy in patients after multiple organ trauma [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients after multiple organ trauma is an indication for a tracheotomy procedure being performed i.a. to ensure proper hygiene of patient’s airways.
Witkowska, Agnieszka +5 more
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The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1965 During a period of five years, 214 tracheotomies were performed on cases of diphtheria,H. influenzae croup and viral croup. The mortality for the whole series was 28 per cent, with a higher mortality forH. influenzae (38.4%) and viral croup (37.5%).
B K, Sharma, B K, Garg
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Comparison of early and late percutaneous tracheotomies in adult intensive care unit
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2014 Background and objectives: Percutaneous tracheotomy has become a good alternative for patients thought to have prolonged intubation in intensive care units.
Mehmet Duran +5 more
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Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2013 Objective: To assess the predictive factors of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) occurrence following open tracheotomy in trauma patients. Materials and Methods: We conducted an observational, prospective study over 15 months, between 01/08/2010 and ...
Anis Chaari +8 more
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Tracheotomy: clinical review and guidelines [PDF]
, 2007 Tracheotomy is a commonly performed procedure. The Belgian Society of Pneumology (BVP-SBP) and the Belgian Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (BACTS) developed guidelines on tracheotomy for mechanical ventilation in adults.
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, 2018 International audienceTracheotomy is widely used in intensive care units, albeit with great disparities between medical teams in terms of frequency and modality.
Mahjoub, Yazine +19 more
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The impact of tracheotomy on levels of procalcitonin in patients without sepsis: a prospective study
Clinics, 2015 OBJECTIVE: Procalcitonin is a reliable biomarker of infection and sepsis. We aimed to determine whether tracheotomy influences the procalcitonin concentrations in patients without sepsis and assess whether operative duration and procedure affect the peak
Xingui Dai +6 more
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