Background Tracheostomy formation is one of the most commonly performed surgical
procedures in critically ill intensive care participants requiring long‐term mechanical …

Tracheostomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure in intensive care units (ICUs).
Over the past three decades, there has been a substantial body of evidence to suggest …

Purpose Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) is routinely performed in the intensive
care unit with bronchoscopy guidance. Recently, ultrasound has emerged as a potentially …

BACKGROUND: Bedside percutaneous dilational tracheostomy has been demonstrated to
be equivalent to open tracheostomy. At our institution, percutaneous dilational tracheostomy …

Objective: The frequency of bedside percutaneous tracheostomies is increasing in intensive
care medicine, and both safety and efficiency of care are critical elements in continuing …

Introduction Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) is routinely performed in the
intensive care unit with bronchoscopic guidance. Recently, ultrasound (US) has emerged as …

Introduction: Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) is a common and increasingly
used procedure in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is usually performed with bronchoscopy …

Background Early tracheostomy has been advocated for adult trauma patients to improve
outcomes and resource utilization. We hypothesized that timing of tracheostomy for severely …

Tracheostomy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the ICU. Despite the
frequency of the procedure, there remains controversy regarding selection of patients who …

Background: For percutaneously tracheostomized patients with prolonged weaning and
persisting respiratory failure, the adequate time point for safe decannulation and switch to …