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Anesth Analg 2003;96:229-232
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION

PercuTwist: A New Single-Dilator Technique for Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Klaus Westphal, MD*, Diana Maeser, MD*, Gert Scheifler, MD*, Volker Lischke, MD{dagger}, and Christian Byhahn, MD{dagger}

*Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Katharina Kasper Kliniken; and {dagger}Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, and Pain Control, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Christian Byhahn, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, and Pain Control, J.W. Goethe-University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt, Germany. Address e-mail to c.byhahn{at}em.uni-frankfurt.de

IMPLICATIONS: PercuTwist is a new technique for percutaneous tracheostomy in that stoma dilation is achieved with a unique screwlike dilating device. We describe the technique itself and our first clinical experiences with PercuTwist.




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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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