Tracheostomy service for ITU patients.
An account of experience of tracheostomy performed on patients in the intensive care unit situation is presented. Forty-seven operations were undertaken over a 5-year period and the advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The authors recommend tracheostomy under these circumstances as an acceptable alternative to the procedure performed in an operating theatre.
Stevens
D J
DJ
Brighton Area Health Authority, Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Howard
D J
DJ
D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*