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7497556

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of our study was to compare the complication rate of convenional surgical and percutaneous dilational tracheostomies performed under general anaesthesia in critically ill patients. Fifty-three consecutive patients whose lungs were mechanically ventilated and who required tracheostomy were randomised to undergo either conventional surgical tracheostomy (n = 28) in the operating room or percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (n = 25) in the intensive care unit under general anaesthesia. All of the procedures were successfully completed. No deaths were related to the performance of either tracheostomy technique. Three patients in each group required a dressing change for minor bleeding at the tracheostomy site. There was no major bleeding requiring blood transfusion. One patient in each group developed atelectasis detected on chest x-ray post-operatively. In the surgical tracheostomy group, there were two patients with cuff leaks, one with a stomal infection and one with a pneumothorax. None of these complications occurred after percutaneous, dilational tracheostomy. We conclude that the low incidence of complications in both groups indicates that percutaneous dilational tracheostomy can be performed as safely in the intensive care unit with general anaesthesia as surgical tracheostomy can be performed in the operating room.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0832-610X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
775-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
A comparison of percutaneous and operative tracheostomies in intensive care patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, Toronto Hospital, Ontario.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial