Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit: a University Hospital in a Developing Country Study

Abstract Introduction Tracheostomy is the commonest surgical procedure in intensive care units (ICUs). It not only provides stable airway and facilitates pulmonary toilet and ventilator weaning, but also decreases the direct laryngeal injury of endotracheal intubation, and improves pati...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar, Ahmad Abdel-Fattah Nofal, Mohammad A. El Shawadfy, Ahmed Maaty, Alaa Omar Khazbak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1584227