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been missed as we did not contact study subjects for late-
term follow-up or measure tracheal circumference in this
retrospective study.
PT has been proven to be a safe and cost-effective
method for elective tracheostomy. Our study demonstrates
that the complication rate, particularly that of tracheal
stenosis, after PT is equivalent to that observed after the
traditional OT procedure.
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