title: Percutaneous dilation tracheostomy by Melker cricothyrotomy set in PICU: retrospective evaluation of a new combined approach.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. emanuele.rossetti@opbg.net.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Germani
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiusolo
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Appierto
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Picardo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D004106:Dilatation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007902:Length of Stay; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*