Analysis of extracellular brain chemistry during percutaneous dilational tracheostomy: a retrospective study of 19 patients

The use of tracheostomy in critical care patients, requiring long term mechanical ventilation is well established [9,21]. In the treatment of patients with severe acute brain injury (ABI) long-term ventilation is used widely, due to a poor conscious state or for specific neuroprotective effects [16,23].

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - May 10, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jan K üchler, Jann Wojak, Abdulkareem Abusamha, Claudia Ditz, Volker Martin Tronnier, Jan Gliemroth Source Type: research