Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jul 2017
Observational StudyFeasibility of an endotracheal tube-mounted camera for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.
Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) in critically ill patients is often led by optical guidance with a bronchoscope. This is not without its disadvantages. Therefore, we aimed to study the feasibility of a recently introduced endotracheal tube-mounted camera (VivaSight™-SL, ET View, Misgav, Israel) in the guidance of PDT. ⋯ Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with optical guidance from a tube-mounted camera is feasible. Further studies comparing the camera tube with bronchoscopy as the standard approach should be performed.