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Percutaneous Tracheostomy

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The terms “tracheostomy” and “tracheotomy” refer to the creation of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a tube. The procedure itself is sometimes referred to as a tracheotomy and the opening, a tracheostomy, though often the two terms are used interchangeably. The addition of the descriptor, “percutaneous,” differentiates this technique from the previously standard surgical or “open” tracheostomy. This technique has transformed what was once a procedure performed almost exclusively in the operating room by surgeons alone, to one that can now be safely performed at the bedside by surgeons and internists alike.

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  1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 41 Mall Rd., Burlington, MA, 01815, USA

    Anthony W. Gray Jr M.D.

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    Anthony W. Gray Jr M.D.

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  1. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, 08907, Spain

    Jose Pablo Díaz-Jimenez

  2. Clinica Y Maternidad Colon, Pulmonary Department, Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires, 7600, Argentina

    Alicia N. Rodriguez

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Gray, A.W. (2013). Percutaneous Tracheostomy. In: Díaz-Jimenez, J., Rodriguez, A. (eds) Interventions in Pulmonary Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6009-1_30

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