A Jenison mom is seeking community help to find a nurse so her daughter, Kymber, who needs specialized care, can attend ...

A tracheostomy can help relieve discomfort from the tube, and is used if a ventilator is needed long term. Why are ventilators needed for patients with COVID-19?

Patients were able to breathe on their own 4 days faster when a tracheostomy collar was used instead of pressure support, researchers report.

The emergency trach kit is necessary for children with a tracheostomy, and Amin said this includes several items that must be kept with the child, such as a same-size and next size smaller ...

Among hospitalized patients with respiratory failure, those with COVID-19 who required mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy were more likely to recover compared with those without COVID-19 ...

In adult patients in the intensive care unit, tracheotomy 6 to 8 days vs 13 to 15 days after mechanical ventilation did not significantly lower the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Is oral feeding of a patient who is ventilator-dependent and has a chronic indwelling tracheostomy tube acceptable?

Nick Cordero's Wife Opens Up About Tracheostomy Procedure He'll Undergo That Will Remove Ventilator "We've tried this before and some obstacles have come our way, but so far, so good today," Nick ...

Nick Cordero underwent a tracheostomy on Friday after coronavirus led to him needing to be on a ventilator and a leg amputation due to blood clots ...

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 ...