A meta-analysis of prospective trials comparing percutaneous and surgical tracheostomy in critically III patients

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1412-1418

  Freeman, B D ^a   Isabella, K ^a   Lin, N ^a   Buchman, T G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Meta analysis; Outcomes; Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy; Prospective randomized trial; Surgical infection; Surgical tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRACHEOSTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 0033729668     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.5.1412     Document Type: Article

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