Journal Reviews

Inspiratory peak flow and tracheostomy

1 July 2018 | | Acute obstruction of the upper airways, Inspiratory dyspnea, Advanced inspiratory flow (PID), Tracheotomy, Cancer of VADS

The evaluation of the degree of laryngeal obstruction to indicate a tracheostomy has always been a subjective decision. The authors correlated the visual laryngeal obstruction by flexible nasolaryngoscopy and the peak inspiratory flow using a pocket peak inspiratory flowmeter. Twenty-two...