Danish Guidelines 2015 for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in the intensive care unit

Dan Med J. 2015 Mar;62(3):C5042.

Abstract

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is a common procedure in intensive care. This updated Danish national guideline describes indications, contraindications and complications, and gives recommendations for timing, anaesthesia, and technique, use of fibre bronchoscopy and ultrasound guidance, as well as decannulation strategy, training, and education.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesiology / methods
  • Anesthesiology / standards*
  • Bronchoscopy / methods
  • Bronchoscopy / standards
  • Contraindications
  • Critical Care / methods
  • Critical Care / standards*
  • Critical Illness
  • Denmark
  • Dilatation / methods
  • Dilatation / standards*
  • Humans
  • Patient Safety
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods
  • Respiration, Artificial / standards*
  • Societies, Medical
  • Tracheostomy / methods
  • Tracheostomy / standards*