Aim: Tracheostomy is a common procedure performed surgically or percutaneously due to prolonged intubation. During the procedure, airway safety can be ensured using laryngeal mask (LMA) an endotracheal tube (ETT). The aim of this study was investigate complications associated with use LMA and ETT during tracheostomy operative time, changes in blood gas parameters.
 Materials Methods: This ...

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BACKGROUND The single tapered dilator (STD) percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) technique now appears to be the single most common method of performing a tracheostomy in the critical care unit (CCU). METHODS A single-centre, prospective evaluation of all PDTs performed in an adult mixed surgical and medical CCU between November 2003 and October 2009 was done. All procedures were unde...

BACKGROUND Although the standard tracheostomy described in 1909 by Jackson has been extensively used in critical patients, a more simple procedure that can be performed at the bedside is needed. Since 1957 several different types of percutaneous tracheostomy technique have been described. The purpose of the present study was to compare two bedside percutaneous tracheostomy techniques: percutane...