Invited commentary. Respiratory failure should be managed aggressively and a tracheostomy should not be withheld once the need for prolonged ventilatory support has been established.
Berrizbeitia
Luis D
LD
Section of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center at Princeton, Suite F, 253 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. ldberriz@ctsx.net
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*