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Available online /content/8/5/R299 Research Open Access October 2004 Vol 8 No 5 Comparison of two percutaneous tracheostomy techniques, guide wire dilating forceps and Ciaglia Blue Rhino: a sequential cohort study Bernard G Fikkers1, Marieke Staatsen1, Sabine GGF Lardenoije1, Frank JA van den Hoogen2 and Johannes G van der Hoeven1 1Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands Corresponding author: Bernard G Fikkers, b.fikkers@ic.umcn.nl Rece