title: Laryngotracheal stenosis: a serious complication of percutaneous tracheostomy.
abstract: Tracheostomy in patients requiring prolonged artificial ventilation in intensive care is increasingly being performed by a percutaneous dilatational technique, in preference to the standard surgical method. Since its introduction numerous series have reported favourably on its general safety in the short-term, but there have been few reports of longer term follow-up of patients. We present four cases of laryngotracheal stenosis, a previously unreported complication associated with the technique, and discuss the relevance of these to the future practice of percutaneous tracheostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McFarlane
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Denholm
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sudlow
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Moralee
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods