title: PercuTwist: a new single-dilator technique for percutaneous tracheostomy.
abstract: PercuTwist is a new technique for percutaneous tracheostomy in that stoma dilation is achieved with a unique screwlike dilating device. We describe the technique itself and our first clinical experiences with PercuTwist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Katharina Kasper Kliniken, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Westphal
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maeser
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scheifler
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lischke
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Byhahn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods