title: [Tracheotomy in patients with liver transplantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the indications, complications and their prevention of tracheotomy in patients with liver transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data of 45 patients with liver transplantation who underwent tracheotomy were summarized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-five patients(54.35%) succeeded in removing trachea cannula in one month after tracheotomy. Hemorrhage after tracheotomy occurred in 11 patients and haemostasis succeeded in all of them. Subcutaneous emphysema occurred in 2 patients. Infection of tracheal fistula occurred in 4 patients. Common bacterial culture of sputum was positive in 9 patients. No other operative complication occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Indications of tracheotomy in patient with liver transplantation include respiratory complication and lower respiratory tract infection. Postoperative hemorrhage and infection are the main complications and available measures should be adopted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
authors.forename: Baodong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Aihua
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jianchun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Huanhai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chunsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*