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Review
. 2019;51(2):126-132.
doi: 10.5114/ait.2019.86277.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous tracheostomy

Piotr Plata  1 , Tomasz Gaszyński  2
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Review

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous tracheostomy

Piotr Plata et al. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2019.
Free article

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound in the intensive care unit has emerged as a routine bedside diagnostic tool. This article provides literature review on the ultrasound-guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (US-PDT), which is a relatively novel technique. US-PDT reduces periprocedural complication rate, facilitates identification of proper tube insertion site and provides other additional safety-measures versus non-ultrasound Seldinger-based PDT technique.

Keywords: percutaneous tracheostomy; point-of-care ultrasound; ultrasound; tracheostomy.

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