A fenestrated tracheostomy tube has an additional opening that can allow more functionality than one without. But it carries additional risks. A tracheostomy is a procedure to create an opening in ...

THIS discussion is concerned with the uses of tracheostomy and mechanical respiratory devices in managing the problems encountered in a large hospital. The material presented here was obtained by a ...

Some people with serious COVID-19 who need a ventilator may have a tracheostomy. This involves the insertion of a breathing tube through an incision in your neck. It can improve some hospital-related ...

WHEN patients have severe airway obstruction or swallowing difficulties, as may occur with bulbar poliomyelitis, the insertion of a tracheostomy tube may be required to ensure a clear airway, to ...

Shortages of medical devices were not particularly topical before the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have dotted the landscape in the past three years despite the U.S. FDA’s best efforts to manage such ...

The closing of an ethylene oxide sterilization plant in Illinois has led to a temporary shortage of Bivona tracheostomy tubes manufactured by Smiths Medical, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Caring for a tracheostomy can involve suctioning mucus and secretions from the tracheostomy; cleaning the tracheostomy site, cannulas, and suction catheter; replacing the cannula; and humidifying the ...