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Respir Med
; 99(12): 1613-5, 2005 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16011895
RESUMO
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of different types of tracheostomy tubes in patients with neuromuscular disorders. DESIGN: Review of past charts of 49 patients with DMD. SETTING: Intensive care unit of Children's Hospital-Bambino Gesù Rome-Palidoro, Italy CONCLUSIONS: Our findings favour the use of flexible tracheostomy tubes in reducing the risk of developing tracheal haemorrhages.