Should pulmonary radiographs be taken routinely following paediatric tracheostomy?

Nazik YenerMuhammed ÜdürgücüFatma AlaçamMuhammed Şükrü Paksuİrem SarıMeltem Ceyhan Bilgici

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2021)

The results of this study support the view that it is not necessary to take pulmonary radiographs routinely following tracheostomy in the paediatric age group, including those at higher risk.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
emergency department
cone beam computed tomography