Association between surgical tracheostomy and chronic tracheal stenosis: A retrospective, single-center study

BackgroundTracheal stenosis is a major complication of tracheostomy. Accordingly, anesthesiologists tend to select a smaller endotracheal tube (ETT) than usual for patients with a prior tracheostomy history, regardless of the presence or absence of respiratory symptoms. However, it likely comes from...

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Main Authors: Yuki Kuwabara, Kentaro Yamakawa, Seiko Okui, Erica Miyazaki, Shoichi Uezono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1050784/full