tracheostomy tube

He has a tracheostomy tube inserted through his throat to support his breathing.

Fabricius was the first to introduce the idea of a tracheostomy tube.

A tracheostomy tube is in his throat.

Unless the hole in the tracheostomy tube is covered, normal speech is impossible.

Tracheostomy tubes are well tolerated and often do not necessitate any use of sedative drugs.

The anesthetized patient began to gag as a tracheostomy tube was inserted into the incision and the cuff inflated.

The extent of breathing through the upper airways in these individuals varies and a tracheostomy tube is present in many of them.

The victim was admitted to hospital and underwent surgery, though he developed a respiratory problem requiring a tracheostomy tube to be inserted into his windpipe.

Those who rely on artificial ventilation through a tracheostomy tube are prone to pneumonia and infections related to the tube.

Special tracheostomy tube valves (such as the Passy-Muir valve) have been created to assist people in their speech.

Positive-pressure ventilators work by increasing the patient's airway pressure through an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube.

It was a mechanism with a vibrating reed that was inserted into a fistula from a tracheostomy tube to the pharynx.

The child's tracheostomy tube, which was supposed to be secured to his neck with a double ribbon in a triple knot, was found under his body.

Often, bacteria colonize the endotracheal or tracheostomy tube and are embolized into the lungs with each breath.

Medical devices to assist with coughing help patients maintain clear airways, avoiding mucous plugs and avoiding the need for tracheostomy tubes.

All patients with head and neck tumors who have had extensive anterior oral cavity resection should be evaluated before decannulation of the tracheostomy tube.

Positive pressure through manual supply of 50% oxygen through a tracheostomy tube led to a reduced mortality rate among patients with polio and respiratory paralysis.

A cervical vagotomy was performed through a midline neck incision and a tracheostomy tube was inserted at the same time.

Then, once full support has started, it is easily expanded to include surgically placed feeding tubes for nutrition and tracheostomy tubes for chronic ventilator support.

This kind of acute traumatic mandibulectomy without reconstruction, before decannulation of the tracheostomy tube can lead to sleep apnea, the doctors said.

Dr. Lodish's body sits limp in a wheelchair and his tongue lolls; a machine breathes for him through a tracheostomy tube in his throat.

S. maltophilia frequently colonizes breathing tubes such as endotracheal or tracheostomy tubes, the respiratory tract and indwelling urinary catheters.

TEF can also occur due to pressure necrosis by a tracheostomy tube in apposition to a nasogastric tube (NGT).

A tracheostomy tube or endotracheal tube with a 6 or 7 mm internal diameter is then inserted, the cuff is inflated, and the tube is secured.

It is often called a tracheostomy tube because once it enters the stoma in the trachea, a breathing tube is connected to a ventilator and oxygen is provided to the lungs.