A technical modification for percutaneous tracheostomy: prospective case series study on one hundred patients

The purpose of this study is to describe a technical modification of percutaneous tracheostomy that combines principles of the Percu Twist™ and the Griggs-Portex(® )methods in a reusable kit. One hundred patients underwent the procedure. There were no false passage, tube misplacement, or deaths rela...

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Autores principales: Rezende-Neto, Joao B, Oliveira, Argenil J, Neto, Mario P, Botoni, Fernando A, Rizoli, Sandro B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Methodology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22047013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-6-35
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Sumario:The purpose of this study is to describe a technical modification of percutaneous tracheostomy that combines principles of the Percu Twist™ and the Griggs-Portex(® )methods in a reusable kit. One hundred patients underwent the procedure. There were no false passage, tube misplacement, or deaths related to the procedure. There were two minor bleedings managed conservatively. The technical modification described in this study is safe and simple to execute.

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