Complication rates of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) are low and similar with or without use of bronchoscopy, according to a retrospective cohort study published online December 30 in JAMA ...

Another consideration is monitoring. The video by Hashimoto et al. depicts a nurse exiting the procedure room to minimize exposure; however, having a dedicated person present to monitor vital signs ...

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is an invasive procedure in which the placement of a tracheostomy tube is achieved after establishing a tracheal stoma through dilation, rather than ...

The Portex UniPerc Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit, the first dedicated percutaneous tracheostomy option with tubes designed specifically for patients with larger necks, has received a 2010 Medical ...

A temporary tracheostomy can be essential for allowing a critically ill patient to come off a ventilator. A new article offers valuable guidance on how to safely perform the procedure in patients with ...

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is primarily a severe pulmonary disease that can be fatal in a ...

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 thank Drs. Sahael Stapleton, Cindy Bonilla, and David McCarthy for their invaluable assistance in the management of patient care and the members of the nursing and respiratory therapy staff who ...

BOSTON - A temporary tracheostomy--an opening created in the neck to facilitate placing a tube into a person's windpipe--can be essential for allowing a critically ill patient to come off a ventilator ...

An ENT hands-on workshop and demonstration on “Percutaneous Tracheostomy” was conducted by Narayana Medciti Multi-speciality Hospital on Sunday. As many as 70 ENT surgery residents attended the CME ...