Application study of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in critically illed patients / 重庆医科大学学报

Objective:To evaluate the clinical values of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy(PDT)by studying and comparing the application of PDT and open tracheostomy(OT)in SCIU patients.Methods:A prospective randomized study was taken to compare the incidence rate of complications,procedure-related mortality rate and operation time of PDT around the surgical operation period with those of traditional OT.Results:Incidence of complications and procedure-related mortality rate in the PDT group were significantly lower than those of OT group(P