2010 Apr 21 – JAMA Editorial: Early vs Late Tracheotomy in ICU Patients

Damon C. Scales, MD, PhD; Niall D. Ferguson, MD, MSc. JAMA. 2010;303(15):1537-1538.
Endotracheal intubation is the most common procedure for airway control for patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Extubation is performed once patients have improved so that mechanical ventilation can be discontinued. For patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation, replacement of the endotracheal tube with a tracheotomy is often considered.


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