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Fractured metallic tracheostomy tube in a child: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Tracheostomy is a common airway procedure for life support. The fracture of the tracheostomy tube is a rare complication. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy whose fractured stainless steel tracheostomy tube dislodged into the ...
Ratanaanekchai Teeraporn, Vatanasapt Patravoot, Lertchanaruengrit Piyawadee, Piromchai Patorn, Thanaviratananich Sanguansak   +4 more
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The Effect of Tracheostomy Timing on Clinical Outcomes in Children

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2023
Introduction:Optimal timing for tracheostomy in children is not well defined. Our aim is to examine the pre-tracheostomy morbidities, indications and association of early tracheostomy on clinical outcomes.Methods:This retrospective cohort study included ...
Tolga Besci, Tuğçe Ak, Göktuğ Özdemir, Gültaç Evren, Gazi Arslan, Murat Duman   +5 more
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One-stage tracheostomy during surgery reduced early pulmonary infection and mechanical ventilation length in complete CSCI patients

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
ObjectiveComplete cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) is a devastating injury that usually requires surgical treatment. Tracheostomy is an important supportive therapy for these patients.
Lin Sun, Lin Sun, Haoyu Feng, Haoyu Feng, Jun Mei, Jun Mei, Zhiqiang Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Chen Deng, Chen Deng, Zhixin Qin, Zhixin Qin, Junqiao Lv, Junqiao Lv   +13 more
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Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]

, 2020
Importance The rapidly expanding novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community to an unprecedented degree.
Chinn, Steven B., Clayburgh, Daniel, Davies, Louise, Givi, Babak, Iyer, N. Gopalakrishna, Jalisi, Scharukh, Moore, Michael G., Morris, Luc G. T., Nathan, Cherie-Ann, O'Neill, James P., Orloff, Lisa A., Parker, Noah, Schiff, Bradley A., Zender, Chad   +13 more
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Tracheostomy in children with congenital heart disease: a national analysis of the Kids’ Inpatient Database [PDF]

PeerJ, 2014
Background. While single-institution studies reported the indications and outcomes of tracheostomy in children with congenital heart disease (CHD), no national analyses have been performed. We sought to examine the indications, performance, outcomes, and
Bryan G. Maxwell, Kristen Nelson McMillan   +1 more
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Social impact of tracheostomy: Our experiences at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Eastern India

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2020
Background: Tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure performed in upper airway obstruction or in critically ill patients requiring prolonged ventilation.
Santosh Kumar Swain, Satyabrata Acharya, Somadatta Das   +2 more
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Management of deep space infections of the neck [PDF]

, 2018
Infections of the deep neck spaces often present a clinical challenge for the ENT surgeon. Management of these complex suppurations of the neck requires in fact a multidisciplinary approach due to possible complications like mediastinitis, septic shock ...
Bălălău, Cristian, Domuța, Maria, Egor, Sargarovschi, Mărginean, Emil, Pantiș, Alina, Popescu, Bogdan, Scaunasu, Razvan V, MD, Sorban, Ildiko, Venter, Ciprian, Vălenaș, Oana   +9 more
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Timing of Tracheostomy, Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Duration of Hospitalization among a Sample of Pediatric Patients

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2019
Objective: To determine if there is a difference in the duration of mechanical ventilation and hospitalization between patients who underwent early compared to late tracheostomy.
Jose Brian Ferrolino, Jose Florencio Lapeña, Ryner Jose Carrillo   +2 more
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Investigation of Advantages and Disadvantages of Percutaneous and Surgical Tracheostomies

Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2018
Aim: In our study, we aimed to evaluate surgical tracheostomy and percutaneous tracheostomy and to investigate their complications. Methods: In this study, we retrospectively evaluated medical records of 56 patients who underwent percutaneous ...
Cemal Hacı, Reşit Murat Açıkalın, İbrahim Akkoç, Mehmet Toptaş   +3 more
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Risk Factors for Tracheostomy after Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A 10‐Year Study of 456 Patients

Orthopaedic Surgery, 2022
Objectives To explore the difference between tracheostomy and non‐tracheostomy and identify the risk factors associated with the need for tracheostomy after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (TCSCI). Methods The demographic and injury characteristics
Ping‐ping Long, Da‐wei Sun, Zheng‐feng Zhang   +2 more
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