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Use of the Montgomery T tube in ventilator-dependent patients

Author(s) -

Ching-Yang Wu,

YunHen Liu,

MingJu Hsieh,

PoJen Ko

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.10.024

Subject(s) - medicine , tube (container) , bronchoscopy , tracheal stenosis , dilation (metric space) , tracheostomy tube , tracheal tube , stenosis , surgery , anesthesia , intubation , mathematics , materials science , combinatorics , composite material

Tracheal stenosis of ventilator-dependent patient is generally managed via dilation and long trachesostomy tube. This study reports four ventilator patients with tracheal stenosis managed with Montgomery T tube via rigid bronchoscopy. The respiratory symptoms improved in all patients. Three of the patients were weaned from ventilator shortly following treatment.

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