A 12-year-experience with tracheostomy for neonates and infants in northern Taiwan: Indications, hospital courses, and long-term outcomes

• Main Authors: Chia-Huei Chen (Author), Jui-Hsing Chang (Author), Chyong-Hsin Hsu (Author), Nan-Chang Chiu (Author), Chun-Chin Peng (Author), Wai-Tim Jim (Author), Hung-Yang Chang (Author), Kuo-Sheng Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tracheostomy is a valuable procedure in infants and neonates with chronic respiratory failure or severe airway obstruction. The aim of this study is to identify the indication, hospital course, and long-term outcome in a cohort of infants who required tracheostomy in a neonatal and pedia...