title: The current status of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy: an alternative to open tracheostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Vanderbilt Clinic, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Nashville VA Medical Center, TN 37232-5225, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bobo
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D004106:Dilatation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome