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- F Bast, A Buchal, and T Schrom.
- Craniofacial Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, SW10 9NH, London, United Kingdom, FlorianBast@gmx.de.
- HNO. 2015 Mar 1; 63 (3): 220-3.
AbstractIn terms of numbers, percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy (PDT) is the most important tracheotomy technique since it is applied in surgical and nonsurgical disciplines. Where correctly indicated, PDT is a fast, economical and easily reversible procedure. Incorrect indication sometimes necessitates conversion of a PDT into a conventional surgical tracheostomy. In these cases scarring, wound infections and ambiguous anatomical structures can represent a surgical challenge. Where a long-term tracheotomy requirement is predicted, a surgical tracheostomy should be performed.
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