RT Book, Section
A1 Lee, Robert
A1 Chawla, Mohit
A2 Oropello, John M.
A2 Pastores, Stephen M.
A2 Kvetan, Vladimir
SR Print(0)
ID 1136420019
T1 Percutaneous Tracheostomy
T2 Critical Care
YR 1
FD 1
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071820813
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136420019
RD 2024/04/18
AB Tracheostomy  is  defined  as  creating  an  artificial  airway  passage  through  the  neck  directly  into  the  trachea.  Percutaneous  tracheostomy  or  percutaneous  dilatational  tracheostomy  (PDT)  refers  to  the  method  of  performing  tracheostomy  using  the  modified  Seldinger  (over  wire)  and  dilatational  technique.  The  development  of  the  PDT  technique  was  a  natural  progression  in  the  era  of  the  rise  of  minimally  invasive  approaches.  There  are,  however,  notable  differences  between  PDT  versus  a  surgical  tracheostomy  (ST),  in  terms  of  risks  and  benefits,  which  will  be  further  discussed  in  detail.  PDT  has  received  wide  acceptance  by  many  clinicians,  and  is  now  being  routinely  performed  by  intensivists,  interventional  pulmonologists,  and  surgeons  in  many  countries.  It  is  crucial  for  those  managing  patients  with  tracheostomies  to  be  familiar  with  PDT  in  order  to  provide  the  best  care  possible.