Percutaneous dilation tracheostomy by Melker cricothyrotomy set in PICU: retrospective evaluation of a new combined approach

Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 May;26(5):569-71. doi: 10.1111/pan.12892.

Authors

Emanuele Rossetti¹, Roberto Bianchi², Alessandro Germani², Fabrizio Chiusolo², Linda Appierto², Sergio Picardo²

Affiliations

¹ Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. emanuele.rossetti@opbg.net.
² Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (DEA-ARCO), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 27059422
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12892

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Cricoid Cartilage / surgery*
Dilatation
Humans
Infant
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Intubation, Intratracheal
Length of Stay
Neck / diagnostic imaging
Retrospective Studies
Thyroid Cartilage / surgery*
Tracheostomy / methods*