Pediatric tracheotomy: are the indications changing?
A review of our pediatric tracheotomy experience demonstrated a change in the most common indication for tracheotomy between 2000 and 2011. In our patient population, there was a significant decline in the number of tracheotomies performed for prolonged intubation and an increasing number of patients who required tracheotomy for upper airway obstruction.
Patient age affects the identification rate of sentinel nodes using a combination method in breast cancer.