A prospective comparative study of the functional results associated with the use of Björk flap trac...
A prospective comparative study of the functional results associated with the use of Björk flap tracheostomy versus standard tracheostomy
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Placement of a tracheostomy for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) improves patients’ comfort, decreases dead space ventilation, allows superior airway hygiene, and reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Controversy still exists regarding the role of standard tracheostomy (ST) as opposed to th...
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A prospective comparative study of the functional results associated with the use of Björk flap tracheostomy versus standard tracheostomy
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2766432637
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2766432637
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1863-9933
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1863-9941
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10.1007/s00068-023-02223-x
