Randomized controlled trial shows no advantage of endoscopic guidance in tracheostomy procedures, suggesting alternative approaches may be sufficient.
In critically ill patients undergoing percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy, the routine use of endoscopic guidance did not demonstrate superiority over procedures performed without endoscopic guidance in terms of complication rates.
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