Use of LMA as ventilatory device for PCT: Our experience

This is to highlight the difficulties experienced and the solutions reached while doing percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) in our critical care setup. We have done 67 PCTs between March 2008 and Sept 2010. In our neurosurgical ICU, these PCTs were done for patients requiring prolonged ventilation to fa...

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Published inIndian journal of anaesthesia Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 207 - 208
Main Authors Lata, Sneh, Kumar, Amit, Swami, Adarsh C, Rupal, Sunny, Sharma, Ashwini
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.03.2011
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Critical care
Equipment and supplies
Letters to Editor
Methods
Ostomy
Patient outcomes
Throat
Tracheostomy
Ventilation
Ventilators
India
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Summary:This is to highlight the difficulties experienced and the solutions reached while doing percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) in our critical care setup. We have done 67 PCTs between March 2008 and Sept 2010. In our neurosurgical ICU, these PCTs were done for patients requiring prolonged ventilation to facilitate better pulmonary toileting and expedite weaning from ventilator.
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ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/0019-5049.79882