Open AccessOur Experience with Percutaneous and Surgical Tracheotomy in Intubated Critically Ill Patients
Author(s) -
Burak Ülkümen,
Görkem Eskiizmir,
Demet Tok,
Melek Çivi,
Onur Çelįk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1303-6289
pISSN - 0304-4793
DOI - 10.5152/tao.2018.3603
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheotomy , complication , intubation , pneumothorax , percutaneous , critically ill , surgery , anesthesia , airway , cannula
Open surgical tracheotomy (OST) and percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy (PDT) are commonly used for securing airway in intubated critically ill patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the safety of OST and PDT, particularly in intubated critically ill patients.
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