A complication of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: mediastinal emphysema
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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the rate, timing, the incidence of complications of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) and its effects by on nosocomial pneumonia. METHODS The study is a retrospective analysis of 104 patients (56 males, 48 females) > or = 18 years (54 +/- 19) who had undergone a PDT for respiratory failure during the five years 1998-2003. RESULT...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb12586.x