The use of the mini-tracheotomy technique in burned patients.
Our experience with two patients suggests that the mini-tracheotomy is a very useful technique, and may be of great value in the treatment of sputum retention (with or without inhalation injury) in burn patients.
D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013183:Sputum; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*