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  • Title: A new simple method for percutaneous tracheostomy: controlled rotating dilation. A preliminary report.
    Author: Frova G, Quintel M.
    Journal: Intensive Care Med; 2002 Mar; 28(3):299-303. PubMed ID: 11904659.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To describe and introduce a new technique for percutaneous dilational tracheostomy. DESIGN AND SETTING: Open, observational clinical trial in patients requiring an elective tracheostomy in two intensive care units of university hospitals. PATIENTS: Fifty (25/25) consecutive patients requiring an elective tracheostomy above 18 years of age. INTERVENTIONS: Performance of a percutaneous dilational tracheostomy with a specially designed screw-type dilator, using a thread for the dilation procedure. RESULTS: In 50 consecutive patients the new device allowed a quick and safe dilation procedure without any serious bleeding complications or other relevant procedural-related side effects. CONCLUSIONS: The described new percutaneous dilational tracheostomy device (PercuTwist, Rüsch, Kernen, Germany) represents a single-step method with a high degree of control during dilation. So far, it appears to be a safe, quickly performed procedure with a strikingly low incidence of even small bleeding complications, thus offering an interesting new alternative for the performance of a percutaneous tracheostomy.
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