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Percutaneous tracheotomy — novel technique or technical novelty?

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Heffner, J.E. Percutaneous tracheotomy — novel technique or technical novelty?. Intensive Care Med 17, 252–253 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01713932

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