Tracheobronchial haemorrhage in patients with neuromuscular disorders.
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of different types of tracheostomy tubes in patients with neuromuscular disorders.


METHODS
Review of past charts of 49 patients with DMD.


METHODS
Intensive care unit of Children's Hospital-Bambino Gesù Rome-Palidoro, Italy


CONCLUSIONS
Our findings favour the use of flexible tracheostomy tubes in reducing the risk of developing tracheal haemorrhages.
Iodice
Francesca G
FG
Anaesthesia and Intensive care Department, Ospedale Bambino-Gesù- Palidoro, Via Torre di Palidoro, 00050 Fiumicino, Rome, Italy. Francesca_iodice@yahoo.it
Salzano
Marco
M
Marri
Marcello
M
Gragnoli
Stefania
S
Lauri
Aldo
A
D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries*; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D018583:Pliability; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation