Caregivers were surprised by the severity of their child's diagnosis and the intensive home care required, but proceeded with tracheostomy because it was the only chance for survival. All recommended that tracheostomy information be introduced early and in phases. Inadequate communication limited ...
doi:10.7490/F1000RESEARCH.1097754.1Kaldis AlamanosMourelatos Alamanos
IntroductionPercutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) is acommon bedside procedure in adult intensive care units. In the UK it is recommended that bronchoscopy should be immediately available [1,2]. The fibreoptic scope isthe gold standard to provide a direct view of theprocedure, but has a...