Tracheotomy (/ˌtreɪkiˈɒtəmi/, UK also /ˌtræki-/), or tracheostomy, is a surgical airway management procedure which consists of making an incision (cut)...
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Tracheal intubation (section Tracheotomy)
cricothyrotomy (used almost exclusively in emergency circumstances) and the tracheotomy, used primarily in situations where a prolonged need for airway support...
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of tracheal intubation are impossible or impractical. Compared with tracheotomy, cricothyrotomy is quicker and easier to perform, does not require manipulation...
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Surgical airway management (section Tracheotomy)
transtracheal ventilation (PTV). A tracheotomy is a surgically created opening from the skin of the neck down to the trachea. A tracheotomy may be considered where...
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History of tracheal intubation (section Tracheotomy)
placement of a flexible plastic catheter into the trachea. For millennia, tracheotomy was considered the most reliable (and most risky) method of tracheal...
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Cannula (section Tracheotomy tube)
measure airflow into and out of the nose and/or mouth. The removal of a tracheotomy tube is referred to as decannulation. A cannula is used in an emergency...
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the tracheotomy procedure is similar to that used today. Julius Casserius published his own writings regarding technique and equipment for tracheotomy. Casserius...
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with the antibiotics erythromycin or benzylpenicillin.In severe cases a tracheotomy is sometimes needed to open the airway. In 2015, 4,500 cases were officially...
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pints, but Washington's condition deteriorated further. Dick proposed a tracheotomy, but the other physicians were not familiar with that procedure and disapproved...
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on some bread and she has to ask 911 for help performing an emergency tracheotomy. After she races to deliver an organ for transplant, Athena has to deal...
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