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 ...

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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 ...

It depends on the reason for which the procedure is being undertaken. If it were for simple obstruction or simple causes like 'sleep apnoea' then it generally would heal in about 7 days after the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...