The team of cardio-anesthesiologists from the Center for Cardiac Surgery of the Clinical Center (KCCG) independently performed the percutaneous tracheotomy procedure for the first time, which is part of the treatment of life-threatening patients scheduled for long-term use of an artificial respiration apparatus.
The KCCG said that the tracheotomy procedure has been established for 50 years, which facilitates the care of these patients over the long term.
"Unlike the surgical technique performed by ENT specialists at the KCCG, percutaneous tracheotomy is a less invasive procedure and allows for its faster performance without taking patients to the operating room," the statement says.
It is stated that the percutaneous tracheotomy procedure opens the door for other specialists involved in intensive care, such as intensivists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, and infectious disease specialists, to independently perform the procedure.
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