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Protocol based evaluation for feasibility of extubation compared to clinical scoring systems after major oral cancer surgery safely reduces the need for tracheostomy: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Despite risks, complications and negative impact to quality of life, tracheostomy is widely used to bypass upper airway obstruction after major oral cancer surgery (MOCS). Decision to tracheostomy is frequently based on clinical scoring systems which mainly have not been validated by dif...

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Autores principales: Schmutz, Axel, Dieterich, Rolf, Kalbhenn, Johannes, Voss, Pit, Loop, Torsten, Heinrich, Sebastian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5910593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29678147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0506-8