Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2001
Multicenter StudyA cost-effectiveness analysis of stays in intensive care units.
To evaluate patient outcome and the efficiency of stays in intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ This work provides medical and economic information on ICU stays in teaching hospitals and enables comparisons with other health-care options.
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparative clinical trial of progressive dilatational and forceps dilatational tracheostomy.
To compare the safety and early complications of progressive dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) and forceps dilatational tracheostomy (FDT). ⋯ Both percutaneous tracheostomy techniques are safe. The early complication rate of PDT appeared to be lower than FDT, but the early complication rate of FDT may be decreased significantly with small modifications to the set.