Department of Health

Tracheostomy is an old procedure with known life savings benefits, it does have these and other significant complications (haemorrhage, blockage, surgical emphysema, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, oesophageal injury, bleeding granulations, tracheal stenosis), and some prove fatal.

Details

Topic
Research and reports
Date published
28 Oct 2014
Size
3 pages
Author
Department of Health & Human Services
Update frequency
Annual
Available format
PDF

Reviewed 29 October 2014

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