Medicina intensiva
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Med Intensiva
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Letter Observational Study
Elderly patients in a Mexican intensive care unit: A retrospective analysis.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Late complications of percutaneous tracheostomy using the balloon dilation technique.
The purpose of this study was to determine the late complications in critically ill patients requiring percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) using the balloon dilation technique. ⋯ Percutaneous tracheostomy using the Ciaglia Blue Dolphin® technique with an endoscopic guide is a safe procedure. Severe tracheal stenosis is a late complication which although infrequent, must be taken into account due to its lack of clinical expressiveness. Evaluation should be considered in those tracheostomized critical patients who have been cannulated for a long time.