RESPIRATORY INFECTION FOLLOWING TRACHEOSTOMY

Respiratory Infection following Tracheostomy.

Tracheostomy has been practised for centuries for the relief of respiratory tract obstruction. Its use has increased very markedly since the introduction of intermittent positive pressure respiration Its value has since been proved for other conditions associated with respiratory paralysis, such as tetanus (Cole, 1959; Smythe and Bull, 1961) and myasthenia gravis. It is also used in respiratory...

Tracheal stricture following tracheostomy.

Six cases of tracheal obstruction following tracheostomy are described in which surgical intervention was necessary. These occurred in a series of 104 tracheostomies. In adults the strictures have occurred at the site of pressure of the tracheostomy tube cuff. Management has been by excision of the stricture with end-to-end reconstruction. Tracheal narrowing in children has been of a different ...

Pneumopericardium following tracheostomy closure.

Air within the pericardial sac is an unusual finding and its cause remains elusive. A case of a 41-year-old man with pneumopericardium following an episode of persistent cough one day after tracheostomy closure is presented. Conservative management with hemodynamic monitoring and serial chest X-rays was effective.

Tracheostomy for acute respiratory failure.

RESPIRATORY INFECTION Seasonality of long term wheezing following respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection

Background: It is well known that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is associated with subsequent wheezing episodes, but the precise natural course of wheezing following RSV LRTI is not known. This study aimed to determine the continuous development of wheezing following RSV LRTI in children up to the age of 3 years. Methods: A prospective cohort study w...