Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Servillo, Giuseppe (Editor), Pelosi, Paolo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview on percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) in critically ill patients. The various PT techniques that may be employed in the intensive care unit are fully described, with discussion of the available tracheostomy tubes and selection criteria and with...