NEW TRACHEOTOMY INSTRUMENTS.

The tracheotomy punch for urgent tracheotomy.

Tracheotomy is a commonly performed surgical technique used for long-term mechanical ventilation, upper airway obstruction, need for pulmonary toilet, and as an adjunct to surgery where ventilation is anticipated. Urgent tracheotomy may be performed when difficulty is encountered during an elective tracheotomy, or when cricothyroidotomy is impossible or contraindicated due to distorted anatomy ...

Exhibition of New Instruments

[New instruments, same risks].

This issue of the journal includes a publication on the adaptation of the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) to estimate the risk of death from preventable diseases such as cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD), among other cardiovascular diseases.1 The original system was designed to help guide clinicians responsible for the primary prevention of cardiovascula...

New anthropometric instruments.

Anthropometric examinations have been carried out since 1901 (USA) with the aim of developing and furthering the garment and footwear size system. The contribution to the solution of these problems was noticed in the last decades when a technical board was founded and the propositions in ISO norm series as well as in European norm (EN) series were prescribed. Two methods are employed in anthrop...

Pediatric tracheotomy.

The procedure of tracheotomy dates back to ancient times. Its use has been adapted in the neonatal and pediatric population over the past half-century. Despite being a life-saving measure, tracheotomy-related mortality rates range from 0.5 to 3.6%, and this procedure is not without significant and sometimes frequent complications. Techniques regarding pediatric tracheotomy vary from surgeon to ...