Platelet-inhibiting drugs are often used after vascular interventions. Patients who require such therapies are often critically ill, are treated in intensive care units and often require long-term ventilation. For long-term ventilation a tracheotomy is necessary, which is usually performed as a percutaneous dilatative tracheotomy (PDT). As part of this intervention, there is (theoretically) an increased risk of bleeding/an increased rate of complications in patients with a antiplatelet therapy. In addition, there are various techniques for performing a PDT. The current study aims to investigate the frequency of bleeding/complications taking into account the technique used in PDT.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Measurement of bleeding during Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy (PDT) with and without antiplatelet therapy (AP).
Timeframe: 3 days