Tracheal and tracheostomal hypergranulation and related stenosis in long-term cannulated patients: Does the tracheostomy procedure make a difference?

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 876-880

  Ledl, Christian ^a   Mertl Roetzer, Marion ^a  

^a Neurological Clinic Bad Aibling   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypergranulation; Long term effect; Tracheostomy; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGRANULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 74549130484     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911801208     Document Type: Article

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