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Cricothyroidotomy for long-term tracheal access. A prospective analysis of morbidity and mortality in 76 patients.

Cricothyroidotomy for long-term tracheal access was prospectively studied in 76 critically ill patients. Thirty patients (39%) survived and 46 (61%) died. Mean duration of follow-up computed in all survivors was 8.5 months. Postmortem examination of the airway was performed in 85% of the nonsurvivor...

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Main Authors: Sise, M J, Shackford, S R, Cruickshank, J C, Murphy, G, Fridlund, P H
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1250385/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6732322
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