Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 394-398, September 2008

Safety of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients requiring long-term mechanical ventilation

  • Stefan Kluge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 40 42803 7010; fax: +49 40 42803 7020.
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  • Hans Jörg Baumann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Axel Nierhaus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Nicolaus Kröger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Andreas Meyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Georg Kreymann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany

published online 06 December 2007.

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 The first 2 authors contributed equally to this work.

PII: S0883-9441(07)00076-7

doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.05.001

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 394-398, September 2008