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Bedside Tracheostomy for Critically Ill Pediatric Patients in the PICU: Clinical Experience in a Single Center [PDF]

Children
Background/Objectives: Children with neurological impairments, especially those who are non-ambulatory, may require additional care services beyond what is available for the general pediatric population, and tracheostomy may be necessary for addressing ...
Young Tae Lim, Jung Eun Kwon
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Association of tracheostomy timing with outcomes following traumatic brain injury [PDF]

Surgery Open Science
Introduction: The optimal timing for tracheostomy among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains controversial. Earlier tracheostomy is hypothesized to reduce sedation requirements and allow for earlier mobility.
Syed Shaheer Ali, Troy Coaston, Konmal Ali, Giselle Porter, Esteban Aguayo, Areti Tillou, Peyman Benharash, Galinos Barmparas   +7 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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Early tracheostomy is associated with better prognosis in patients with brainstem hemorrhage [PDF]

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2020
Brainstem hemorrhage is presumed to be invariably associated with a poor prognosis in people with spontaneous hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. The optimal timing of tracheostomy placement in brainstem hemorrhage patients, who generally require ...
Wei-Long Ding, Yong-Sheng Xiang, Jian-Cheng Liao, Shi-Yong Wang, Xiang-Yu Wang
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