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Tracheotomy (/ˌtreɪkiˈɒtəmi/, UK also /ˌtræki-/), or
tracheostomy, is a
surgical airway management procedure which consists of
making an
incision on the...
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millimetres (0.98 in) in
length that can be
placed into the
tracheostomy after removal of a
tracheostomy tube to
maintain patency of the lumen.
Portex Medical...
- and corticosteroids. In more
advanced cases endotracheal intubation or
tracheostomy may be required. With the
advent of
antibiotics in 1940s,
improved oral...
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sealed within the
trachea so that the
lungs can be
ventilated equally. A
tracheostomy tube is
another type of
tracheal tube; this 50–75-millimetre-long (2...
- cuff over
inflation or a
poorly positioned tracheostomy tube. Over
inflation of the cuff
causes the
tracheostomy tube to
erode into the
posterior aspect...
- when
obstructed the
trachea prevents air
entering the
lungs and so a
tracheostomy may be
required if the
trachea is obstructed. Additionally,
during surgery...
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forceps Tilly's
nasal dressing forceps Fuller's
bivalve metal tracheostomy tube
Plastic tracheostomy tube
Single hook
retractor Double hook
retractor Surgical...
- airways,
usually through the nose or mouth, or
occasionally through a
tracheostomy. This
allows the
practitioner to
examine the patient's
airways for abnormalities...
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techniques include aortopexy, tracheopexy, tracheobronchoplasty, and
tracheostomy. The role of the
nebulised recombinant human deoxyribonuclease (rhDNase)...
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developing a
serious hernia problem.
Dacryocystorhinostomy Sclerotomy Tracheostomy Urostomy (also see
Ileal conduit urinary diversion)
Nephrostomy Ureterostomy...
