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This article is intended to describe a technique to perform tracheostomy in maxillofacial surgery. The ideal surgical procedure is the result of minimum invasiveness and maximum safety. Tracheostomy was performed on 198 patients and followed up for 3 to 65 months
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Why is it important?
Intra and post operative complications do occurred in some patients but no symptomatic tracheal stenosis developed. The standardized technique described in this study allowed a safety surgical procedure. Specific anatomic landmarks must be recognized to guide the operator during the surgery and reduce the risk
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I think a good surgical technique for tracheostomy should be of simple use, of immediate success and should give no severe complications. This is why I wanted to describe a technique based on my personal experience
Dr Paolo Capparé
IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute University, Milan
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This page is a summary of: Tracheostomy in Maxillofacial Surgery, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181f7b6e8.
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