Bast F, Buchal A, Schrom T. [Percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy or tracheostomy? Two case reports].
HNO 2014;
63:220-3. [PMID:
24619063 DOI:
10.1007/s00106-013-2783-3]
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Abstract
In terms of numbers, percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy (PDT) is the most important tracheotomy technique since it is applied in surgical and nonsurgical disciplines. Where correctly indicated, PDT is a fast, economical and easily reversible procedure. Incorrect indication sometimes necessitates conversion of a PDT into a conventional surgical tracheostomy. In these cases scarring, wound infections and ambiguous anatomical structures can represent a surgical challenge. Where a long-term tracheotomy requirement is predicted, a surgical tracheostomy should be performed.
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