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Update on Pediatric Tracheostomy: Indications, Technique, Education, and Decannulation

open access: yesCurrent Otorhinolaryngology Reports, 2021
Tracheostomy in a child demands critical pre-operative evaluation, deliberate family education, competent surgical technique, and multidisciplinary post-operative care.
Colin Fuller, A. Wineland, G. Richter
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigation of Advantages and Disadvantages of Percutaneous and Surgical Tracheostomies

open access: yesHaseki 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiological evaluation of different reprocessing methods for cuffed and un-cuffed tracheostomy tubes in home-care and hospital setting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Manufacturers’ recommendations on cleaning of tracheostomy tubes focus on general warning information and non-specific manual cleaning procedures.
Assadian, Ojan   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Tracheostomy practice and timing in traumatic brain-injured patients: a CENTER-TBI study

open access: yesIntensive Care Medicine, 2020
Purpose Indications and optimal timing for tracheostomy in traumatic brain-injured (TBI) patients are uncertain. This study aims to describe the patients’ characteristics, timing, and factors related to the decision to perform a tracheostomy and ...
C. Robba   +170 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Tracheostomy after Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A 10‐Year Study of 456 Patients

open access: yesOrthopaedic 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Timing of Tracheostomy and Its Impact on Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients in Dubai Hospital

open access: yesDubai Medical Journal, 2021
Introduction: Coronavirus has caused more than a million deaths as of October 2020. Hospitals consider tracheostomy after the patient is virus negative, usually after 3 weeks.
Rashid Nadeem   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 1959
The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
core   +1 more source

Predictors of Successful Decannulation Using a Tracheostomy Retainer in Patients with Prolonged Weaning and Persisting Respiratory Failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: For percutaneously tracheostomized patients with prolonged weaning and persisting respiratory failure, the adequate time point for safe decannulation and switch to noninvasive ventilation is an important clinical issue.
Abboussouan LS   +30 more
core   +2 more sources

Tracheostomy in the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesEuropean Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2020
Purpose The role of tracheostomy in COVID-19-related ARDS is unknown. Nowadays, there is no clear indication regarding the timing of tracheostomy in these patients. Methods We describe our synergic experience between ENT and ICU Departments at University
F. Mattioli   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Epidemiology of Adult Tracheostomy in the United States 2002–2017: A Serial Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesCritical Care Explorations, 2021
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Objectives: Describe the longitudinal national epidemiology of tracheostomies performed in acute care hospitals and describe the annual rate of tracheostomy performed for patients with respiratory ...
M. Abril   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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