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T1 Life- Threatening occlusion of the Airway:  A role for endoscopic guided decannulation following percutaneous tracheostomy
A1 Mc Cann, J.
A1 Reddy, K.T.V.
A1 Prasad, K.R.S.
K1 percutaneous tracheostomy
K1 decannulation
K1 endoscopic guided
AB Percutaneous Tracheostomy (PT) is a cost-effective, minimally invasive andrelatively procedure for bedside tracheostomy tube pIacement. However, it mayresult in complications, which can cause airway probIems following decannuIation,which at present is Iargely done blindIy. We report a rather infrequent occurrenceof early onset of total obstruction of the suprastomal trachea following P T,which resuIted in alife threatening occ1usion of the airway after removal of the tracheostomytube. We review the relevant literature and make a case for endoscopicguided decannulation to be done routinely.
PB Cádiz: Universidad de Cádiz, Servicio de Publicaciones
SN 02139162
YR 2004
FD 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/10782
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/10782
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 02-mar-2021