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MOYA ROSA, Enrique J; MORA HERNANDEZ, Marco A; BARRERA LOPEZ, Olga L  e  MARRERO PELAEZ, Niuris. Surgical airway in the polywounded patient. AMC [online]. 2002, vol.6, n.3, pp.269-274. ISSN 1025-0255.

An explicative study among the results of tracheostomy and criothyroidostomy surgical preocedures for approaching the airway) in 80 polywounded patients who were admitted in polywounded unit at Manuel Ascunce Domenench Prov. Clinicalsurgical Hospital of Camagüey city, from january results in the application of both surgical techniques in our hospital; of those with severe craneo encephalic traumatism, tracheostomy was performed to 60 % and cricothyroidostomy to 67, 5 %. The need of mechanical artificial ventilation prolonged plus respiratory sepsis was the reason for carrying out tracheostomy in 20 wounded and cricothyroidostomy in 18 patients. It was observed 27, 5 % of caomplications with the performance of tracheostomy with respect to other procedure. It was found 10 % of complications. The aesthetic result was considered good in 82, 5 % of wounded with the practice of cricothyroidostomy. Results are compared with the said in the medical literature reviewed.

Palavras-chave : MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TRACHEOSTOMY.

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