The Feasibility of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Immunosuppressed ICU Patients with or without Thrombocytopenia.

Marianne Angelberger Michaela Barnikel Alessia Fraccaroli Johanna Tischer Sofia Anton Alexandra Pawlikowski Mark Op den Winkel Hans Joachim Stemmler Stephanie-Susanne Stecher

Published in: Critical care research and practice (2022)

PDT is a feasible and safe procedure in a predominantly immunosuppressed and thrombocytopenic patient cohort without an increased risk for stoma site infections or bleeding complications.

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