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Published in: Critical Care 1/2004

01-03-2004 | Poster presentation

Use of a bougie during percutaneous tracheostomy

Author: M Read

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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Airway techniques for percutaneous tracheostomy include the LMA, the Combitube, the Microlaryngeal tube and the Perforated Airway Exchanger. Routine bronchoscopy is deemed unnecessary by many, including intensivists in Cardiff. Our audit database stores patient characteristics, techniques and complications, in 700 tracheostomies. …
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Title
Use of a bougie during percutaneous tracheostomy
Author
M Read
Publication date
01-03-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2469

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