Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Aug 2021
A clinical retrospective study of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy without guide wire for critically ill patients.
This study aimed to introduce a novel tracheostomy method, the non-guide-wire percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (NGPDT) technique, and evaluate its effectiveness for critically ill patients undergoing neurosurgery under special conditions. ⋯ Overall, NGPDT with controlled steps is a fast, safe, and microinvasive procedure. It mildly stimulates the trachea with a low rate of complications.