Anesth Analg 2000;91:170-171
© 2000 International Anesthesia Research Society
CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA
The Use of a Tracheostomy Tube for Enteral Stomal Control
A. Nikolic, MD,
K. Lampl, MD,
C. Klasen, MD,
C. Weinstabl, MD, and
C. G. Krenn, MD
Department of Anesthesia and General Intensive Care Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Claus Georg Krenn, MD, and Ajsa Nikolic, Department of Anesthesia and General Intensive Care Medicine, University of Vienna, 18–20 Waehringer Guertel, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Implications: We found that the use of a zero-pressure tracheal foam cuff was the ideal way to drain the intestines through a colostomy, reducing skin irritations and mucosal damage.
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