Tracheostomy tape: more trouble than it's worth?

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作者
Burke, G. A. E. [1 ]
Bekiroglu, F. [1 ]
Brown, A. M. S. [1 ]
Martin, T. J. M. [1 ]
Parmar, S. C. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Hosp Birmingham NHS Fdn Trust, Maxillofacial Unit, Birmingham B15 2TH, W Midlands, England
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10.1016/j.ijom.2006.12.014
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R78 [口腔科学];
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1003 ;
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In many units where microvascular free-tissue transfer in the head and neck region is practised, tracheostomy is completed with the suturing of the tube in place and the removal of the supporting struts from the tube flange. The thinking is that in removing the struts the risk of occlusion of the vascular pedicle of the free flap, as it lies in the neck, is reduced as the cervical tape cannot be applied. The evidence base for vascular obstruction resulting from a correctly positioned tape is lacking. Presented here is a case in which potential flap failure, as a result of a cervical tracheostomy tape, was avoided by early detection of ischaemia using microdialysis.
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