James O F, Moore P G
Aust N Z J Surg. 1981 Dec;51(6):598-602. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1981.tb05261.x.
During the period March 1968 to June 1978 a total of 238 adult patients received long term artificial ventilation for acute respiratory failure following chest and associated injuries. In 180 of these tracheostomy was used as the means of access to the tracheobronchial tree. Our indications for tracheostomy in these patients, details of treatment and the complications which resulted from this aid to management are given. The lack of serious complications suggests that tracheostomy can be used safely and with advantage in the management of acute respiratory failure after injury.
在1968年3月至1978年6月期间，共有238名成年患者因胸部及相关损伤后急性呼吸衰竭接受了长期人工通气治疗。其中180例采用气管切开术作为进入气管支气管树的途径。本文给出了这些患者气管切开术的指征、治疗细节以及这种治疗辅助手段所导致的并发症。严重并发症的缺乏表明，气管切开术可安全且有效地用于损伤后急性呼吸衰竭的治疗。
