1. Clinical experience with Ciaglia's percutaneous tracheostomy.
- Author
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Vigliaroli L, De Vivo P, Mione C, and Pretto G
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Dilatation methods, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Treatment Outcome, Airway Obstruction surgery, Postoperative Complications diagnosis, Tracheostomy methods
- Abstract
During a 6-year period the authors performed percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) in 304 cases using the technique introduced by Ciaglia in 1985. A following study on 40 patients evaluated late complications of PDT; none of the patients developed laryngotracheal stenosis. In our experience PDT has been a very sure technique of securing the airway.
- Published
- 1999
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