Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy (PDT) is one of the most frequent interventions in ventilator dependant ICU patients. Ciaglia and Griggs are two common PDT techniques. Few studies are available comparing these two methods, but there is no data available to compare these two techniques in Iranian population. The aim of this study was to compare Ciaglia and Griggs technique in our population...

BACKGROUND Balloon dilatational tracheostomy using the Ciaglia Blue Dolphin device has recently been introduced as a modification of the Ciaglia technique. The aim of this study was to compare the new Dolphin system with the single-step dilatational tracheostomy (Ciaglia Blue Rhino) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. METHODS Consecutive patients admitted to the ICU of the Emergency Depart...

percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy (pdt) is one of the most frequent interventions in ventilator dependant icu patients. ciaglia and griggs are two common pdt techniques. few studies are available comparing these two methods, but there is no data available to compare these two techniques in iranian population. the aim of this study was to compare ciaglia and griggs technique in our population...

Methods. Consecutive patients admitted to the ICU of the Emergency Department (Careggi Teaching Hospital, Florence, Italy) from January 2009 to October 2009, aged .18 years and with an indication for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT), were enrolled. Exclusion criteria were infection/injury/malignancy of the neck, thyroid gland hypertrophy, severe head injury with uncontrolled intracr...

Thirty-one patients (age 64 ± 13 [mean ± SD]) were enrolled, PDT were performed in three groups, 10 Ciaglia Blue Rhino (Cook), 10 PercuTwist (Rüsch) – a device employing a screw with a hydrophilic coating and 11 GWDF – using Griggs' specially designed dilational forceps (Portex). Duration of intervention, oxygenation parameters, blood loss and further complications peri-interventionally and pos...

© 2016 International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science | Published by Wolters Kluwer ‐ Medknow In 1909 Jackson presented his tracheotomy technique to the Eastern Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society.[1] His technique would become the foundation of the tracheostomy, a procedure that would ultimately become widely utilized during the polio epide...

Introduction Percutaneous tracheostomy is one of the most commonly operative procedures performed in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients [1]. Ciaglia Blue Rhino technique (CBR) is used in our ICU. In our clinical practice we sometimes encountered difficulties in doing initial dilatation of the soft tissue and tracheal wall with the Blue Rhino dilator: it occurs expecially in young or obese patie...

Although percutaneous tracheostomy is a standardized procedure, rare major complications are still being evaluated and discussed. We describe a case of patient, with hemodynamic and respiratory stability, who displayed massive hemorrhage after 16 days of "Ciaglia Blue Rhino" tracheostomy. Unfortunately, neither prompt resuscitation maneuvers nor the surgical approach saved the life of patient.

Several methods have been developed for performing percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) since the introduction of technique in 1955. The has an acceptable, quicker, and safer method compared with surgical at bedside. We described unassisted PDT based on modified Selinger using Ciaglia Blue Rhino® introducer set.

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