Literature DB >> 10225086

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in a patient with thyroid cancer and severe airway obstruction.

P Aadahl1, S Nordgård.   

Abstract

A patient with extensive metastatic thyroid cancer scheduled for palliative tracheostomy is presented. He had laryngeal dislocation with severe airway obstruction and few anatomical landmarks due to tumour infiltration and radiation. Successful percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy was performed under local anaesthesia.

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Year:  1999        PMID: 10225086     DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.1999.430420.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Acta Anaesthesiol Scand        ISSN: 0001-5172            Impact factor:   2.105


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1.  Early tracheostomy decreases ventilation time but has no impact on mortality of intensive care patients: a randomized study.

Authors:  Tillo Koch; Birgit Hecker; Andreas Hecker; Florian Brenck; Matthias Preuß; Thorsten Schmelzer; Winfried Padberg; Markus A Weigand; Joachim Klasen
Journal:  Langenbecks Arch Surg       Date:  2012-02-10       Impact factor: 3.445

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