Tracheostomy - Adverse effects
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Tracheo-innominate artery fistula: two cases.

30 Aug 2009 Tracheo-innominate artery fistula (TIF) is a rare but catastrophic and almost always fatal complication of tracheostomy. Two surgically intervened TIF cases are presented. In both cases, innominate artery ligation was performed. The first patient ... Read more...

Tracheal replacement with an aortic homograft.

30 Aug 2009 We report a case of acquired tracheoesophageal fistula, which was confounded by a long segment of necrotic trachea, requiring a desperate attempt at tracheal reconstruction using an aortic homograft. This is followed by a brief review of the ... Read more...

Partial cricotracheal resection in children: potential pitfalls and avoidance of complications.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: To delineate the various factors contributing to failure or delay in decannulation after partial cricotracheal resection (PCTR) in children. STUDY DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: Academic tertiary medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tracheostomy - Adverse effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Tracheo-innominate artery fistula: two cases. 30 Aug 2009
• Tracheal replacement with an aortic homograft. 30 Aug 2009
• How to care for a patient with a tracheostomy. 30 Jul 2009
• Partial cricotracheal resection in children: potential pitfalls and avoidance of complications. 30 Jul 2009
• Major tracheal tear and bilateral tension pneumothorax complicating percutaneous tracheostomy. 30 Jul 2009
• Sternohyoid muscle flap interposition in the treatment of an acquired tracheoesophageal fistula. 29 Jun 2009
• Anesthetic experience of 100 pediatric tracheostomies. 29 Jun 2009
• [Innominate artery tear after tracheostomy] 4 Jun 2009
• Blastocystis hominis infection in long-term care facilities in Taiwan: prevalence and associated clinical factors. 31 May 2009
• Airway management in patients. 30 May 2009
• Tracheal cartilage fracture with the percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy, Ciaglia method. 30 May 2009
• Reconstruction of the cervical trachea using a prefabricated corticoperiosteal flap from the femur. 30 May 2009
• Functional reconstruction of the trachea: prelaminated chondromuscular flap. 29 Apr 2009
• An evaluation of the impact of a tracheostomy weaning protocol on extubation time. 29 Apr 2009
• A simple intervention to reduce the complication of prolonged percutaneous tracheostomy. 30 Mar 2009
• Tracheostomy: indications and complications in paediatric patients. 27 Feb 2009
• Coblation removal of large suprastomal tracheal granulomas. 30 Jan 2009
• Follow-up of patients with tracheal ring fractures secondary to antegrade percutaneous dilational tracheostomy. 30 Jan 2009
• A modified technique of selective lung ventilation through a tracheostomy to facilitate conservative management of iatrogenic tracheal rupture. 21 Jan 2009
• Dysphagia following cardiovascular surgery: a clinical overview. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Tracheostomy'

Definition: Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck, or the opening so created.

Descriptor UI: D014139

Alternative terms: Tracheostomy; Tracheostomies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.579.935; E04.580.900; E04.928.780;

Online Note: search TRACHEOTOMY 1966-87

History Note: 88,63-66; was see TRACHEOTOMY 1967-87

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not confuse with TRACHEOTOMY