Obstruction of a preformed armoured tracheostomy tube
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Percutaneous tracheostomy tube obstruction: warning.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine the patency of standard and modified Portex tracheostomy tubes inserted by the percutaneous dilatational technique. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Medical-surgical ICUs in a tertiary care community hospital. PATIENTS Medical-surgical ICU patients requiring tracheostomy. INTERVENTIONS Consecutive medical-surgical ICU patients requiring trach...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03006548