2021-10-012021-10-012000Kahveci, S. F. vd. (2000). "Bedside percutaneous tracheostomy experience with 72 critically ill patients". European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 17(11), 688-691.0265-0215https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2346.2000.00756.xhttps://journals.lww.com/ejanaesthesiology/Fulltext/2000/11000/Bedside_percutaneous_tracheostomy_experience_with.6.aspxhttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/22190Tracheostomy is necessary in intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. As an alternative to the standard surgical method, percutaneous techniques are available. Seventy-two patients were electively selected for percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) in a nine-bed combined medical-surgical intensive care unit. PCT was performed at bedside with the Porter Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit that uses the Griggs technique. The procedure time and early complications were recorded. The procedure was successful in all patients. The average duration of placement was 7.4 min. There were no tracheostomy-related deaths. Major bleeding occurred in three patients and required surgical intervention. In one patient, minor bleeding occurred at the stoma site that resolved with applied pressure. Wound infections were treated with local antiseptics in two patients. These findings suggest that PCT is a simple, quick and safe procedure.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAnesthesiologyTracheostomy, percutaneousStandard surgical tracheostomyDilatational tracheostomyEndotracheal intubationEndoscopic tracheostomyProlonged intubationDiagnosisHypercarbiaInjuriesLarynxAirwayAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-infective agents, localBlood loss, surgicalCritical IllnessFollow-up studiesHumansIntensive careMiddle agedPostoperative hemorrhageRespiration, artificialSafetySurgical procedures, minimally invasiveSurgical wound infectionTime factorsTracheostomyTreatment outcomeArticle0001654016000062-s2.0-0033764440688691171111029567AnesthesiologyTracheostomy; Bronchoscopy; 1-Phenyl-3,3-DimethyltriazeneAdolescentAdultArticleArtificial ventilationBleedingCritical illnessElective surgeryExperienceFemaleHumanInfection rateIntensive care unitMajor clinical studyMaleSurgical approachTracheostomyWound infection