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Early experience with percutaneoustracheotomy.Wang MB, Berke GS, Ward PH, Calcaterra TC, Watts D.Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine.Arne Linder/…/ A prospective study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of thispercutaneous tracheotomy technique. Serious complications were encountered,including difficulty with dilatation, excessive bleeding, false passage of thetracheotomy tube, and death. Because of this unacceptable morbidity, the studywas terminated after enrollment of only seven patients.EVIDENSPercutaneous tracheotomy is a dangerous procedure withpotential for catastrophic complications.GRAD/…/ If the puncture technique is further popularized and attempted by untrainedphysicians, these authors predict many disasters.The Laryngoscope 1992;102:157-62.6