Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Tracheostomy VS Intubation

Following are the advantages of intubation and disadvantages of tracheostomy-
  1. It is easier and quicker to perform as compared to tracheostomy.
  2. It less invasive.
  3. No scar formation is there.
  4. Drugs like adrenaline can be given through it.
  5. No bleeding from the surgery site is there.
  6. No complications like pneumothorax or delayed complications like tracheo-oesophageal fistula is ther.
  7. Can be easily removed, no complication of difficult decanulation.

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