A tracheostomy tube helps you breathe after tracheotomy surgery, which creates a stoma (an opening) in your neck. A laryngectomy tube keeps a stoma open during healing. Tracheotomy and laryngectomy ...

A fenestrated tracheostomy tube contains openings that allow air to pass through the area of the throat that leads to the mouth and nose. In a tracheostomy, a surgeon creates an opening in the front ...

A tracheostomy is a procedure that allows a healthcare professional to insert a tube into a person’s trachea in order to assist their breathing. Sometimes, a person may require a surgical airway to ...

There is another potential advantage to the emphysematous patient to be gained from tracheostomy: the reduction of the dead space. This would allow increased alveolar ventilation for the same total ...

YOU’VE probably heard about people who’ve had tracheostomies and wondered exactly how the procedure affects day-to-day life. Here’s what you need to know. A tracheostomy is the name given to a ...

A tracheostomy is a small hole and tube placed in your throat to help you breathe. Decannulation is the process to remove this device. Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Shutterstock A tracheostomy is a ...

DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was admitted to Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Wednesday morning. A statement from the hospital says Mr. Karunanidhi has been admitted ...

Some patients need the help of a machine (ventilator) to assist with breathing. This is normally done using a tube that passes into the windpipe (trachea) through the mouth. If a patient needs to be ...