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During a 6-year period the authors performed percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) in 304 cases using the technique introduced by Ciaglia in 1985. A following study on 40 patients evaluated late complications of PDT; none of the patients developed laryngotracheal stenosis. In our experience PDT has been a very sure technique of securing the airway.
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Received: 26 September 1998 / Accepted: 27 April 1999
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Vigliaroli, L., De Vivo, P., Mione, C. et al. Clinical experience with Ciaglia’s percutaneous tracheostomy. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 256, 426–428 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050050181
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050050181