Retrosternal Percutaneous Tracheostomy: An Approach for Predictably Impossible Classic Tracheostomy
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Retrosternal Percutaneous Tracheostomy: An Approach for Predictably Impossible Classic Tracheostomy
Percutaneous tracheostomy is a routine procedure in intensive care units. In cases of very low position of the larynx, cervical spine deformation, morbid obesity, or neck tumor, performance of the classic tracheostomy is inapplicable. Retrosternal approach to tracheostomy in such 20 patients is herein reported. After preoperative neck computerized tomography to define the neck anatomy, a small ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care Research and Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2090-1305,2090-1313
DOI: 10.1155/2010/397270