Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Aug 1999
Meta Analysis Comparative StudyPercutaneous or surgical tracheostomy: a meta-analysis.
To compare percutaneous with surgical tracheostomy using a meta-analysis of studies published from 1960 to 1996. ⋯ Percutaneous tracheostomy is associated with a higher prevalence of perioperative complications and, especially, perioperative deaths and cardiorespiratory arrests. Postoperative complication rates are higher with surgical tracheostomy.