title: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy has been advocated by many to be the procedure of choice for a patient requiring a tracheostomy.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Barba
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D013997:Time Factors; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*