Open AccessEvaluation of Rigid Bronchoscopy–Guided Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy. A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Adnan Majid,
George Z. Cheng,
Michael S. Kent,
Sidhu P. Gangadharan,
Richard I. Whyte,
Erik Folch
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of the american thoracic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2329-6933
pISSN - 2325-6621
DOI - 10.1513/annalsats.201310-343bc
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheobronchomalacia , bronchoscopy , surgery , airway , subglottic stenosis , retrospective cohort study , percutaneous , coagulopathy , medical record , gold standard (test) , tracheal stenosis , population , body mass index , radiology , environmental health
Rigid bronchoscopy-guided (RBG) percutaneous tracheostomy has been used in patients with morbid obesity, prior neck surgery, distorted airway anatomy, and uncorrected coagulopathy where standard percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) is relatively contraindicated.
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