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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Main Authors: Andreas Kirschbaum, Tanja Maier, Afsin Teymoortash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-10-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1566263