Optimal Time of Tracheotomy in Infants

Objective . Infants with respiratory failure may require prolonged intubation. There is no consensus on the time of tracheotomy in neonates. Methods . We evaluated infants applied tracheotomy, time of procedure, and early complications in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) retrospectively from...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sevim Unal MD, Leyla Karadeniz Bilgin, Deniz Gonulal MD, Fatih Alper Akcan MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X15569300