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Case Reports
. 2005 Sep;95(3):417-9.
doi: 10.1093/bja/aei186. Epub 2005 Jul 22.

Rigid bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy

A S Grigo  1 , N D P Hall, A J Crerar-Gilbert, B P Madden
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Rigid bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy

A S Grigo et al. Br J Anaesth. 2005 Sep.
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Abstract

We describe a case series of seven patients that demonstrates the usefulness of rigid bronchoscopy in percutaneous tracheostomy. The technique was used in selected patients who had a previous tracheostomy, a difficult airway, high risk of bleeding, or a tracheal stent in place.

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