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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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1050784/full |