Comparison of the efficacy of surgical tracheostomy and percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with flexible lightwand and ultrasonography in geriatric intensive care patients

Abstract

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with the flexible lightwand + ultrasonography technique is a safe, rapid and effective method with the advantage of management in respect to early complications, such as bleeding, and can be used safely in the geriatric patient population in intensive care conditions. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; ••: ••-••.