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Effects of Extracorporeal Liver Support Systems in Liver Failure

Evren Şentürk, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Günseli Orhun, Binnur Pınarbaşı, Figen Esen, Lütfi Telci, Nahit Çakar

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Main Points• Percutaneous tracheostomy is usually a beneficial and safe procedure.• Fractures and aspiration of the tracheostomy tubes are rare but possible complications.• Tubes can be manufactured as single rather than two connected pieces.• Mechanical stress associated with prone positioning may have facilitated the fracture of tracheostomy tubes.

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Main Points• Percutaneous tracheostomy is usually a beneficial and safe procedure.• Fractures and aspiration of the tracheostomy tubes are rare but possible complications.• Tubes can be manufactured as single rather than two connected pieces.• Mechanical stress associated with prone positioning may have facilitated the fracture of tracheostomy tubes.

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Main Points• Percutaneous tracheostomy is usually a beneficial and safe procedure.• Fractures and aspiration of the tracheostomy tubes are rare but possible complications.• Tubes can be manufactured as single rather than two connected pieces.• Mechanical stress associated with prone positioning may have facilitated the fracture of tracheostomy tubes.

Key concepts: Extracorporeal, Liver failure, Medicine, Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine

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