Respiratory support in intensive care unit patients: the possibilities of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

Abstract

The article analyzes the methods of tracheostomy in intensive care patients, the percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) technique is presented, its differences from classical tracheostomy technique are analyzed. The authors present their own experience of 196 tracheostomies ­using PDT method; indicate the possible complications of this technique, as well as the advantages of PDT over traditional tracheostomy.