Nottracheotomy (emergency tracheotomy).

Percutaneous Tracheotomy in Emergency Situation Setting

While Percutaneous Tracheotomy (PT) has become a standard procedure to ensure airway patency in elective indications, it is not yet accepted as standard for the management of emergency airway situations, despite more and more reports highlighting its use in this setting. After comparing PT with other emergency airway access techniques, we report a new approach performed under general anesthesia...

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 ...

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 ...

Tracheotomy in leprosy.

Œdema Glottidis : Tracheotomy

not having any emetic medicines, he tried to induce vomiting by means of his finger introduced into mouth, as a consequence he had a good deal of retching, but no vomiting ; after this he suffered from intense dyspnoea, and came at once to hospital for medical aid. Condition on admission.?On admission " Hoarseness of voice, dysphagia, great dyspnoea, pulse 72, resp. 22, temperature 98'6?, there...