Objective: To evaluate functional and oncological results of patients who were treated with frontal anterior laryngectomy with epiglottic reconstruction (Tucker’s operation). Material and Methods: From September 1985 to November 2009, 58 patients whose early glottic carcinomas were operated on with Tucker’s operation. The time of decannulation, nasogastric tube removal, hospitalization and onco...

Tracheotomy is one of the most frequent surgical procedures in critically ill patients. Up to 10% of all individuals who require mechanical ventilation for at least three days will need a tracheotomy for prolonged ventilation or for adequate management of the airway. However, despite the widespread use of the technique and the abundant literature on the subject, few references to decannulation ...

Tracheotomy is one of the most frequent surgical procedures in critically ill patients. Up to 10% of all individuals who require mechanical ventilation for at least three days will need a tracheotomy for prolonged ventilation or for adequate management of the airway. However, despite the widespread use of the technique and the abundant literature on the subject, few references to decannulation ...

Commonly encountered difficulties during decannulation are tube dependency, bleeding, and mechanical problems with cuff, aspiration, pulmonary complications, tracheomalacia, scarring of the tracheostomy wound, inversion of wound margin in skin, tracheal stenosis and also migration of granulation tissue inside the trachea through the tracheostomy wound. Patients with traumatic quadriplegia follo...

Introduction: Clinical policies of “10 steps of breast feeding” proposed by World Health Organization (WHO) can promote breast feeding. The goal of this study was to evaluate breast feeding in the first hour after birth and its relation to the influencing factors. Material and methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data is related to mothers and infants referring to two baby friendly hospi...

Most readers of “Twenty-Five–Year Experience With the Björk-Shiley Convexoconcave Heart Valve: A Continuing Clinical Concern” in this issue of Circulation have not heard of the valve.1 Many elements of its story parallel those of cerivastatin2,3 and rofecoxib,4 but with a twist: Recalling a heart valve may entail greater risks than leaving a possible “time bomb” in place. The Björk-Shiley story...

Abstract Introduction Tracheostomy decannulation is an extremely important part of tracheostomy care in paediatric patients. Due to the increased risk morbidity1 (bleeding, respiratory infection, airway plugging, accidental decannulation) and mortality2 (0.5-3.6%) associated with prolonged tracheostomies, it strongly advised decannulate patient as soon underlying cause for placement corrected o...