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Trends in the use of tracheotomy in the pediatric patient: The Iowa experience

✍ Scribed by Dr. Phyllis M. Palmer; Dr. Jay M. Dutton; Dr. Timothy M. McCulloch; Dr. Richard J. H. Smith

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 491 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 1043-3074
DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880170409

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✦ Synopsis

Background. The role of tracheotomy in airway management in children has been widely discussed. Improved medical care and technology have resulted in improved survival rates, and increased survival rates have been associated with changes in the indications for and the use of tracheotomy. The purpose of this review was to evaluate trends in the use of tracheotomy over a 15-year period.

Methods. We reviewed the medical charts of patients who underwent tracheotomy from 1975 to 1989 and analyzed them over three 5-year time intervals:

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