Transmediastinal Trachea Closure after Dilational Tracheotomy Positioned Too Low Down
Abstract Dilational tracheotomy is a minimally invasive method that can be performed at the bedside on patients requiring long-term mechanical ventilation. In our 70-year-old male patient, percutaneous dilational tracheotomy (Ciaglia Blue Rhino, Cook Medical Inc., Bloomington, Indiana, United States...
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Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2015-10-01
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Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1566263 |