Use of LMA as ventilatory device for PCT: Our experience

• Published in: Indian 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...