SA Skoretz, SJ Riopelle, L Wellman… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Tracheostomy and dysphagia often coexist during critical illness; however, given
the patient's medical complexity, understanding the evidence to optimize swallowing …

One thousand bedside percutaneous tracheostomies in the surgical intensive care unit: time to change the gold standard

LZ Kornblith, CC Burlew, EE Moore… - Journal of the …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background Bedside percutaneous tracheostomy (BPT) is a cost-effective alternative to
open tracheostomy. Small series have consistently documented minimal morbidity, but BPT …

Safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of a multidisciplinary percutaneous tracheostomy program

MA Mirski, V Pandian, N Bhatti, E Haut… - Critical care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Association of mortality and early tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective analysis

AN Flinspach, H Booke, K Zacharowski, Ü Balaban… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
COVID-19 adds to the complexity of optimal timing for tracheostomy. Over the course of this
pandemic, and expanded knowledge of the disease, many centers have changed their …

Long-term outcome following tracheostomy in critical care: a systematic review

GA Dempsey, B Morton, C Hammell… - Critical Care …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The prevalence and impact of longer-term outcomes following percutaneous
tracheostomy, particularly tracheal stenosis, are unclear. Previous meta-analyses …

Early tracheostomy in ventilated COVID-19 patients reduces incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia

M Grotowska, T Skalec, I Wójtowicz, J Kędziora… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tracheostomy can reduce mechanical ventilation (MV) duration, ICU and hospital length of
stay (LOS), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) risk in critically ill patients. The …

Surgical versus percutaneous tracheostomy: an evidence-based approach

S Pappas, P Maragoudakis, P Vlastarakos… - European archives of …, 2011 - Springer
The choice between surgical (ST) and percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) is not often based
on evidence. The aim is to evaluate the quality of evidence in published articles comparing …

Outcomes of percutaneous tracheostomy.

S Carrer, S Basilico, S Rossi, A Bosu… - Minerva …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Aim Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is one of the most commonly performed
procedures in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Although many papers …

Bedside percutaneous tracheostomy: a prospective randomised comparison of PercuTwist® versus Griggs' forceps dilational tracheostomy

A Montcriol, J Bordes, Y Asencio… - … and intensive care, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Tracheostomy is considered the airway management of choice for patients who require
prolonged mechanical ventilation. The development of percutaneous techniques offers …