Tracheostomy is a routinely done procedure in the setting of intensive care unit (ICU) in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. There are two ways of making a tracheostomy: an open surgical tracheostomy and percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is associated with fewer complications than open tracheostomy. In this study, we would like to c...

OBJECTIVE Analysis of laryngotracheoscopic findings of the upper airway tract following percutaneous tracheostomy using the technique according to Griggs. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study PATIENTS Nineteen of 32 long-term surviving patients (mean follow-up duration, 17 months; range, 11 to 23 months) underwent a modified Griggs tracheostomy during their stay in the ICU following cardiothor...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to analyze and describe the morbidity and mortality associated with tracheostomy in patients with oral cancer and to identify the risk factors associated with tracheostomy complications. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent tracheostomy during a major oral cancer resection between March 2001 and January 2016 at the National Ca...

1 Resident, Dept of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 2 Assistant Professor, Dept of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 3 Associate Professor, Dept of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 4 Professor and Head, Dept of Cardio Thoracic and Vascul...

BACKGROUND Up to 30% of patients with supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) require mechanical ventilation during the course of treatment. For these patients, tracheostomy is necessary in cases of protracted weaning. As only limited data exist about predictors for a tracheostomy in patients with ICH, the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of tracheostomy and clinical fin...

BACKGROUND In the setting of critical care, the most common indications for tracheostomy include: prolonged intubation, to facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation, and for pulmonary toileting. In this setting, tracheostomy can be performed either via open surgical or percutaneous technique. Advantages for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) include: simplicity, smaller incision,...

BACKGROUND Most complications of percutaneous tracheostomy are caused by failure to cannulate the trachea and injury to surrounding structures. Traditionally, the procedure has been performed under bronchoscopic assistance, which may interfere with the patient's ventilation and is cumbersome. A modification was described in which the subcutaneous tissue is bluntly dissected with a hemostat down...

Aim
 The aim of study to evaluate the bedside percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy, performed with Fiberoptic bronchoscopy guided Griggs technique using a mini-tracheostomy needle, by residents in intensive care unit retrospectively.
 Materials and Methods
 Percutaneous tracheostomys 20 patients needle. All tracheostomy procedures were resident who was currently undergoing reside...