Fiber-Optic System Improves Needle Puncture for Perc Dilational Tracheostomy

Newport Beach, Calif.—A new fiber-optic–guided system has been shown to improve the performance of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) by facilitating faster and more accurate needle puncture.

“This new fiber-optic–guided technique is a reliable method to facilitate quicker and safer needle-guided puncture,” said Pin-Tarng Chen, MD, attending anesthesiologist at Taipei Veterans General Hospital and associate professor at National Yang-Ming University School