Complications of surgical and percutaneous tracheostomies, and factors leading to decannulation success in a unique Middle Eastern population.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Surgical and percutaneous tracheostomy remains a commonly performed procedure in the intensive care unit (ICU). Given the unique patient population in the Middle East we decided to perform a review of the procedures performed in our hospital over a two-year period.&l...

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Main Authors: Ali Saeed Wahla, Jihad Mallat, Zaid Zoumot, Irfan Shafiq, Bruno De Oliveira, Mateen Uzbeck, Redha Souilamas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236093