Clinical experience with Ciaglia's percutaneous tracheostomy

Authors
Vigliaroli, L De Vivo, P Mione, C Pretto, G
Citation
L. Vigliaroli et al., Clinical experience with Ciaglia's percutaneous tracheostomy, EUR ARCH OT, 256(8), 1999, pp. 426-428
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
ISSN journal
09374477 → ACNP
Volume
256
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
426 - 428
Database
ISI
SICI code
0937-4477(199909)256:8<426:CEWCPT>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
During a 6-year period the authors performed percutaneous dilational trache ostomy (PDT) in 304 cases using the technique introduced by Ciaglia in 1985 . A following study on 40 patients evaluated late complications of PDT: non e of the patients developed laryngotracheal stenosis. In our experience PDT has been a very sure technique of securing the airway.