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.
Section of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center at Princeton, Suite F, 253 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. ldberriz@ctsx.net
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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*