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Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci · Oct 2004
Letter Case ReportsHow we do it: emergency percutaneous tracheostomy: a case series.
- J Clarke and A Jaffery.
- Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, UK. jon-raea@hotmail.com
- Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 2004 Oct 1; 29 (5): 558-61.
AbstractEmergency percutaneous tracheostomy is a safe alternative method for providing a definitive airway in an emergency, in trained hands. A general anaesthetic is not required allowing the procedure to be performed outside of the operating theatre. All of the necessary instruments to perform the percutaneous tracheostomy are pre-packaged in one kit. With experience the percutaneous tracheostomy can be performed without a bronchoscopy. Percutaneous tracheostomy can be utilised in a variety of emergency clinical situations requiring rapid access to the airway.
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