Expandable metal stents as an alternative treatment of cuff-related tracheal stenosis in tracheostomy-dependent ventilated patients: a prospective study of nine cases and description of the complications

Yu-Jen Cheng,Eing Long Kao

Expandable metal stents as an alternative treatment of cuff-related tracheal stenosis in tracheostomy-dependent ventilated patients: a prospective study of nine cases and description of the complications

2007

Yu-Jen Cheng
Eing Long Kao

Background and aims In long-term intubated patients, cuff-related tracheal injury is occasionally complicated by tracheal stricture. To keep the airway patent, bougienage and deployment of stents are adopted in patients unfit for surgery.

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Surgery
Prospective cohort study
Stenosis
Cuff
Tracheal Stenosis
Airway patent
Stent
Tracheal injury
Bougienage
Medicine
Cardiac surgery
Abdominal surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery

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