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. 2020 Jul;19(3):170-172.

Letter to the Editor on "Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy without Bronchoscopy: Placement is Safe, Reintervention is Not."

Micah T Long  1 , Melissa Murray  2
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Letter to the Editor on "Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy without Bronchoscopy: Placement is Safe, Reintervention is Not."

Micah T Long et al. Tanaffos. 2020 Jul.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Initial bronchoscopic view of the glottis above the level of the vocal cords with significant edema and poor visualization of anatomic landmarks.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Improved visualization of vocal cords with suctioning and jaw thrust. A) Left arytenoid cartilage, B) inflated tracheostomy balloon.
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