Nasotracheal Prolonged Safe Extubation Reduces the Need of Tracheotomy in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure following Thyroidectomy

Fausto Ferraro¹, Domenico Testa², Annarita Torino¹, Luigi Santini¹, Gaetano Motta², Antonella Pansini³, Maria Carmela Capoluongo³, Pierluigi Fusco¹, Giuseppe Signoriello⁴, Giovanni Conzo¹ and Raffaele Marfella^3*

¹Department of Anesthesiologic, Surgical and Emergency Science, Second University of Naples, Italy

²Department of Head and Neck, Oral Cavity and Audio-vocal Communication Diseases, Second University of Naples, Italy

³Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Science, Second University of Naples, Italy

⁴Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy

^*Corresponding Author: Raffaele Marfella, Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic And Aging Science-Second University Of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2–Pad.2, 80138–Naples, Italy, Fax: +39 0815665303