Comparison of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Guided by Ultrasound and Bronchoscopy in Critically Ill Obese Patients.

Jieqiong SongLizhen XuanWei WuDuming ZhuYijuan Zheng

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)

Ultrasound-guided PDT significantly reduced the number of punctures and the operation time compared with bronchoscopy-guided PDT, and it decreased intraoperative hemorrhage in critically ill obese patients. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with US guidance was a faster, safer, and more accurate method of airway management.

Keyphrases

obese patients
ultrasound guided
bariatric surgery
photodynamic therapy
fine needle aspiration
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
mechanical ventilation
weight loss
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
computed tomography
radiofrequency ablation