Cricothyroidotomy for Prolonged Ventilatory Support after Cardiac Operations

Forty-nine patients required prolonged ventilatory support after cardiac operations. Cricothyroidotomy was used routinely in these patients after approximately 7 days of endotracheal intubation. There were no infections of the median sternotomy wounds despite frequent colonization of the stoma. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1985-04, Vol.39 (4), p.353-354
Hauptverfasser:	O'Connor, James V., Reddy, Kuruganti, Ergin, M. Arisan, Griepp, Randall B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Applied sciences Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Surgical Procedures Cricoid Cartilage - surgery Emergency and intensive respiratory care Exact sciences and technology Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Intensive care medicine Intubation, Intratracheal Laryngeal Cartilages - surgery Male Medical sciences Methods Middle Aged Other techniques and industries Postoperative Care Respiration, Artificial - methods Time Factors Tracheotomy
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