Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients by Giuseppe Servillo & Paolo Pelosi

Author:Giuseppe Servillo & Paolo Pelosi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

Giuseppe Servillo and Paolo Pelosi (eds.)Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients10.1007/978-3-319-22300-1_10

10. Complications of Percutaneous and Surgical Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients

A. Marra1, M. Vargas1 and G. Servillo1

(1)Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

G. Servillo

Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Percutaneous tracheostomy is more widely used in intensive care unit. In critical patients, it has many potential advantages over endotracheal intubation including reduction of respiratory resistance, work of breathing, length of mechanical ventilation, laryngeal injury and a better clearance of airway secretions. From a practical point of view, percutaneous tracheostomy is a safe and cost-effective technique performed at bedside, but it is not without risks and complications. The reported incidence of significant complications for PDT is about 1–10 %, including both short-term and long-term complications.

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