SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — After prolonged mechanical ventilation, patients transition faster when a tracheostomy collar is used than when pressure support is used, investigators reported here at the ...

Surgically opening the windpipe, or trachea, within the first seven days of the start of mechanical ventilation decreases the time patients spend on ventilators, shortens their ICU stay and lowers ...

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy – a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems – are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when on ...

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There is another potential advantage to the emphysematous patient to be gained from tracheostomy: the reduction of the dead space. This would allow increased alveolar ventilation for the same total ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early tracheostomy within 9 days of mechanical ventilation was associated with lower 90-day mortality and ...

Tracheotomy is a common procedure in critically ill patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation. The existing oral endotracheal tube is replaced with a percutaneous endotracheal tube that is ...

What is a Tracheostomy/Tracheotomy? A tracheostomy or tracheotomy is a surgical opening created through the neck into the trachea or windpipe to provide direct access ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would give extra funding to facilities prioritizing ventilator and tracheostomy care. The goal is to have more specialized nursing ...