Role of cricothyrotomy and percutaneous tracheostomy in airway management

Since Ciaglia et al described the percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in 1985, PDT has gained popularity over surgical tracheostomy in the intensive care setting. Percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) requires less time to perform, it is less expensive and its typically performed sooner. In a meta-analys...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mat Nor, Mohd. Basri
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/34822/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34822/1/programme_book_airway_2012.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34822/2/IIUM_airway_lecture_2012.pdf