Beyond routine bronchoscopy during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: should systematic ultrasonography be considered?
Patrick M Honoré, Yasser Benkaddour, Hamza Slibani, Nathan De Lissnyder, Catherine Yildiz Muscato · 2026
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Description
Honoré and co-authors wrote this short letter in Critical Care, responding to a trial of airway surgery at the bedside. The trial tested percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy done with or without a camera passed into the airway. Routine camera use did not cut major complications or deaths, though it lengthened the procedure.
Writing as commentators, Honoré's team asks whether ultrasound checks should instead become routine before and during the procedure. Their letter is a brief argument, not new data, urging readers to weigh scanning against the older camera habit. It adds a clinician's viewpoint to an ongoing debate about how much guidance this common procedure needs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Patrick M Honoré, Yasser Benkaddour, Hamza Slibani, Nathan De Lissnyder, Catherine Yildiz Muscato |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |