Evaluation of the Safety of Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Compared with Surgical Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit.

Yuta SuzukiTakeshi SuzukiYuko YamamotoAyano TeshigawaraJun OkudaTomohiro SuharaTomomi UedaHiromasa NagataTakashige YamadaHiroshi Morisaki

Published in: Critical care research and practice (2019)

This retrospective study indicates that relative to ST, PDT is a safer procedure to be performed in the ICU. Fewer postoperative complications following PDT might be attributed to the small skin incision made during this procedure.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
minimally invasive
photodynamic therapy
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
soft tissue
ultrasound guided
radiofrequency ablation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation