How I do it: securing tracheostomy tubes.

Liew, Leonard; Gibbins, Nicholas; Oyarzabal, Manuel

Liew, Leonard; Gibbins, Nicholas; Oyarzabal, Manuel.

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Liew L; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas Street, SE1 9RT, London, UK. lennyliew@hotmail.com

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ; 265(5): 607-8, 2008 May.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18066573

RESUMEN

Securing a tracheostomy tube after insertion is essential to prevent accidental decannulation. Although this is uncommon, its associated mortality is high. Common practice involves suturing the lateral edges of the tube flanges to the skin. This can allow movement along the axis of the flanges. We describe a modification of the suture placement, which provides a more robust fixation.

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Traqueostomía/instrumentación; Humanos; Técnicas de Sutura; Traqueostomía/métodos

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Traqueostomía Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Asunto de la revista: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Año: 2008 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Alemania

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