DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Tracheostomy tube replacement
Tracheal intubation
Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which to administer certain drugs. It is frequently performed in critically injured, ill or anesthetized patients to facilitate ventilation of the lungs, including mechanical ventilation, and to prevent the possibility of asphyxiation or airway obstruction. The most widely used route is orotracheal, in which an endotracheal tube is passed through the mouth and vocal apparatus into the trachea...
Tracheostomy tube replacement - List of case studies
- Respiratory Insufficiency with Tracheotomy_2
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demanded mechanical ventilation via oral intubation and tracheostomy. She developed post tracheotomy tracheal stenosis and failed 2 attempts of Montgomery T-tube insertion. ... dialysis; pleural drainage. Tracheostomy tube replacement. Bronchial biopsy. Bronchoscopy. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. ...
- Respiratory Insufficiency with Tracheotomy_1
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and various medical procedures were performed, including Tracheostomy. Following the development of serious respiratory depression (post tracheotomy tracheal stenosis), she underwent Montgomery T-tube insertion, and after 2 weeks developed distal obstruction with dense ...