A. Mureşan *, R. Ciupan *, R. Macovei *
* Dr Andrei Mureşan, Dr. Robert Ciupan, Cont Dr. Radu Macovei – Emergency Hospital Bucharest Intensive Care Unit
Abstract
After a prolonged orotracheal intubation (over 3 weeks) issues the problem of inserting a tracheostomy tube and by which technique: surgically method or by percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy method at the bedside. That depends merely from the general indications of the tracheostomy and from the percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy contraindications.
The advantage and the correct indication of each procedure depending from the particularities of the patient, avoid complications.