Comparison of the frequency of short-term complications of percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy and versus surgical tracheostomy: A clinical trial

Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy (PDT) is suggested as a method to perform an elective tracheostomy. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency distribution of short-term complications of tracheostomy through the lid in contrast to tracheostomy tracheostomy (ST) in Alzahra hospital in Isfahan (Iran).
In this clinical trial study, 40 patients were divided randomly into two groups of 20 patiencts: PDT, and surgical tracheostomy (ST). Patients were matched for age, sex, duration of surgery and intraoperative bleeding, length neck, cost, short-term complications.
Duration of operation and length of the neck in the PDT group was significantly less than ST (5.05 vs 14.2 min, P In patients with elective tracheotomy PDT than ST is the preferred method and even in the patients with short neck PDT can be used.