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.
Brighton Area Health Authority, Royal Sussex County Hospital.
D J
DJ
Stevens
D J
DJ
Howard
D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*