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Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 35(06): 744-750
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1395504
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Interventional Pulmonology in the Intensive Care Unit: Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy

Adam Belanger
1   Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Jason Akulian
1   Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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02 December 2014 (online)

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Abstract

Bedside percutaneous tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube placement are cost-effective and safe techniques employed in the management of critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Both procedures have been well characterized and studied in the surgical and gastroenterology literature. Recently the performance of these procedures by interventional pulmonologists have been reported. This review focuses on the role of the interventional pulmonologist in the ICU, specifically in regard to the placement of percutaneous tracheostomies and gastrostomy tubes. We will discuss the techniques available and the relevant background data regarding choice of method and its integration into clinical practice. In addition, we discuss the creation of a multidisciplinary tracheostomy care team, its effect on patient care, hospital finances, and the interventional pulmonologists role.

Keywords

percutaneous dilational tracheostomy - percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - interventional pulmonology - endoscopy
 

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