Ultrasonographically guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy after anterior cervical spine fixation

Patients with anterior cervical spine fixation (ACSF) after acute spinal cord injury often require tracheostomy for prolonged ventilatory support and upper respiratory tract clearance. The authors report two patients with ACSF who underwent a successful ultrasonographically guided percutaneous trach...

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Published in:Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 1999-11, Vol.43 (10), p.1078-1080
Main Authors: S˘ustić, A., Z˘upan, Z˘., Es˘kinja, N., irlić, A., Bajek, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
anterior cervical spine fixation
Biological and medical sciences
Cervical Vertebrae - injuries
Cervical Vertebrae - surgery
Dilatation
Emergency and intensive respiratory care
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
Punctures
Spinal Fractures - surgery
Spinal Fusion
Tracheostomy - methods
ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Summary:Patients with anterior cervical spine fixation (ACSF) after acute spinal cord injury often require tracheostomy for prolonged ventilatory support and upper respiratory tract clearance. The authors report two patients with ACSF who underwent a successful ultrasonographically guided percutaneous tracheostomy with dilatation forceps technique. Possible advantages of the ultrasonographically guided method with dilatation forceps in patients with ACSF are discussed.
ISSN:0001-5172
1399-6576
DOI:10.1034/j.1399-6576.1999.431019.x