Journal article
The Timing of Tracheotomy A Systematic Review
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of the timing of tracheotomy on the duration of mechanical ventilation, the secondary changes to the trachea, and the clinical course of critically ill patients in the ICU.
DESIGN: A systematic review of the literature.
Authors
Maziak DE; Meade MO; Todd TRJ
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 114, No. 2, pp. 605–609
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 1998
DOI
10.1378/chest.114.2.605
ISSN
0012-3692