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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:225-226.

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A properly placed tracheotomy tube is a safe and effective means to control the airway in patients who require prolonged ventilatory support or have significant upper airway obstruction. Compared with prolonged endotracheal intubation, a tracheotomy tube provides considerably more patient comfort, greatly facilitates airway care, and increases the options of appropriate health care settings where patients can be treated and their conditions managed.

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Two of the time-honored hallmarks of properly performed surgical procedures are the maintenance of good exposure and good control. Historically, surgeons have been reluctant to accept new techniques that severely violate either of these tenets. The introduction of percutaneous tracheotomy has been no exception. The review article by Bikhazi very nicely summarizes the high points of the controversy that exists at the present time between advocates of percutaneous tracheotomy and open tracheotomy techniques. The selection of a particular technique to accomplish tracheotomy tube . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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