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Results 1 - 10 of 15 for Tracheostomy
  1. Tracheostomy care 
    A tracheostomy is surgery to create a hole in your neck that goes into your windpipe. If you need ... for you to breathe. You may need a tracheostomy if you are on a breathing machine (ventilator) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000076.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Tracheostomy tube - speaking 
    ... key part of communicating with people. Having a tracheostomy tube can change your ability to talk and ... you can learn how to speak with a tracheostomy tube. It just takes practice. There are even ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000465.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Tracheostomy 
    A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an opening through the neck into the trachea (windpipe). A tube ... from the lungs. This tube is called a tracheostomy tube or trach tube.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002955.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Tracheostomy tube - eating 
    Most people with a tracheostomy tube will be able to eat normally. However, it may feel different when you swallow foods or liquids.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000464.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Tracheostomy - series (image) 
    The indications for tracheostomy include: Prolonged intubation during the course of a critical illness Subglottic stenosis from prior trauma Obstruction from obesity for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100043_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Emergency airway puncture - series (image) 
    ... until formal surgical placement of a breathing tube (tracheostomy) is performed. ... of breathing tubes from both a cricothyrotomy and tracheostomy is usually followed by prompt healing of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100113_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Learning about ventilators 
    ... the windpipe (trachea). This opening is called a tracheostomy . It is often needed for those who have ... long-term care facilities. Some people with a tracheostomy may be able to be at home, but ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000458.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Blockage of upper airway 
    ... is made through the neck into the airway ( tracheostomy or cricothyrotomy). If the obstruction is due to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000067.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) 
    ... Breathing help through an opening in the neck ( tracheostomy ) for severe cases Treatment is started in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000085.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Anaplastic thyroid cancer 
    ... tube in the throat to help with breathing (tracheostomy) or in the stomach to help with eating ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000352.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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