Is percutaneous dilational tracheotomy equivalent to traditional open surgical tracheotomy with regard to perioperative and postoperative complications?
The Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.
Philip A
PA
Weissbrod
Albert L
AL
Merati
D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*