Everitt E (2016) Tracheostomy 2: Managing the weaning of a temporary tracheostomy. Nursing Times; 112: 20, 17-19. The second article of this four-part series on tracheostomy care describes the process ...
Tracheostomy should be considered in patients with acute respiratory failure who require prolonged mechanical ventilation — defined as ventilation for 7 days or more — and who are expected to have a ...
A Flushing respiratory specialist has developed a new procedure for removing tracheostomy tubes – tubes placed in the windpipe to help patients who have difficulty breathing. The process – ...
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is primarily a severe pulmonary disease that can be fatal in a ...
Latest ATS clinical practice guideline on tracheostomies aims to improve outcomes for young patients. A tracheostomy is a tube that is surgically placed through an incision in the front of the neck ...
Everitt E (2016) Tracheostomy 2: Managing the weaning of a temporary tracheostomy. Nursing Times; 112: 20, 17-19. The second article of this four-part series on tracheostomy care describes the process ...