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Tracheotomy was performed in seven patients during a ten-year period (1992-2001) at our department. The indication of the trachostomies, consisted of 6 patients who were long-term intratracheal intubation cases, and one was a pseudocroup case. Recently the number of tracheostomies has tended to increase. Complications after tracheotomy were 3 cases with tracheal granulation, but move of the seven cases suffered from any severe complication. The tracheotomy tubes were cut to the desired length to avoid abjasion of the carina or other structures within the mainstem bronchus. The specially designed fenestrated tracheotomy tube with one-way valves allowed voice to be produced.
