Percutaneous versus surgical tracheostomy: procedure of choice or choice of procedure

Review

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No abstract available

Comment in

Is surgical tracheostomy really superior to percutaneous tracheostomy?
van Heurn LW, Ramsay G. van Heurn LW, et al. Crit Care Med. 2000 Sep;28(9):3369-71. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200009000-00055. Crit Care Med. 2000. PMID: 11009015 No abstract available.
Percutaneous versus open tracheostomy: is it a fair comparison?
Barraco R, Brathwaite CE, Brebbia JS, Perez JM, Smith TR. Barraco R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2000 Sep;28(9):3371. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200009000-00057. Crit Care Med. 2000. PMID: 11009016 No abstract available.
Bedside percutaneous versus open tracheostomy.
Pryor JP, Frankel HL, Reilly PM, Hanson CW, Schwab CW. Pryor JP, et al. Crit Care Med. 2000 Sep;28(9):3372-3. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200009000-00058. Crit Care Med. 2000. PMID: 11009017 No abstract available.

Percutaneous or surgical tracheostomy: a meta-analysis.
Dulguerov P, Gysin C, Perneger TV, Chevrolet JC. Dulguerov P, et al. Crit Care Med. 1999 Aug;27(8):1617-25. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199908000-00041. Crit Care Med. 1999. PMID: 10470774