The emotional strain on parents and other caregivers faced with deciding whether a tracheotomy is the best treatment for ...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would give extra funding to facilities prioritizing ventilator and tracheostomy care. The goal is to have more specialized nursing ...

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death in 2014 concluded that tracheostomy care fell below what is safe and reasonable to expect, and that staff needed training in this ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A dedicated tracheostomy team and ...

A tracheostomy like that undergone by Pope John Paul II on Thursday is a relatively common procedure among the elderly who are sick and having difficulty breathing, experts said Thursday, and it can ...

The tube, called a "trach" (trayk) for short, has three parts. The "Obturator" that is used to pass the trach into the windpipe. An "Outer cannula" (tube). This Outer cannula has a plastic "trach ...

Gaps in training may put patients with tracheostomies in life-threatening situations, the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is warned. The tubes are fitted to allow patients to breathe and ...

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death in 2014 concluded that tracheostomy care fell below what is safe and reasonable to expect, and that staff needed training in this ...