Research

Determinants of tracheostomy decannulation: an international survey

Henry T Stelfox¹^*, Claudia Crimi², Lorenzo Berra², Alberto Noto³, Ulrich Schmidt², Luca M Bigatello² and Dean Hess²

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, EG23A, 1403-29 Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2T9

² Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Clinics 309, Boston, MA 02114, USA

³ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Policlinico Universitario 'G. Martino', University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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Critical Care 2008, 12:R26 doi:10.1186/cc6802

Published: 26 February 2008