Tracheostomies

Word TRACHEOSTOMIES
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Definitions and meanings of "Tracheostomies"

What do we mean by tracheostomies?

A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing

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The word "tracheostomies" in example sentences

Caring for Kids with Tracheostomies, by Maxishare, a division of Seeger Health Resources, ©2003, is a 144-page manual for caregivers of children with tracheostomies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Patients with artificial airways (tracheostomies) are generally admitted to the Neonatal Infant Center (NIC), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), or the long term ventilator unit (Progressive Care Unit, PCU), depending on the age of the child and acuity of the condition. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Within a few weeks, she introduced the German system: whenever Dr. Wallach performed uterine curettages, tracheostomies or circumcisions, Mair assisted him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thanks to the medical and psychiatric professionals, for rendering advice on scorpions, tracheostomies, hysterectomies, and repressed memory: Doug Fagen, Jan Scheiner, Ralph Cahaly, David Toub, Roland Eavey, and Jim Umlas. ❋ JODI PICOULT (2005)

They were patients who'd already had tracheostomies - surgical holes in their throat. ❋ By CLAUDIA DREIFUS (2011)

Compared to similar patients with private insurance or Medicaid, uninsured ICU patients were also less likely to receive certain common critical care procedures, including placement of central venous catheters, tracheostomies and acute hemodialysis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With as many as 6.5 million people in the United States alone living with tracheostomies, and a significant increase expected in the upcoming years as 88.5 million baby boomers reach age ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hospital officials also started using mouthwash with Chlorhexidine, a chemical antiseptic, for patients who needed ventilators or had received tracheostomies, surgical procedures on the neck to open a direct airway through an incision in the trachea, or windpipe. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Such conditions include, but are not limited to, active or uncontrolled seizure disorders, swallowing disorders, bowel impactions, tracheostomies and significant osteoporosis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Less than half of the children are ambulatory, forty percent are non-verbal, over a third are in wheelchairs, and children with tracheostomies, feeding tubes and various spinal problems are common. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Percutaneous tracheostomies are generally performed when there is the need for long term ventilation, for example in comatose patients and in those who are undergoing surgery to the head and neck. ❋ Unknown (2008)

While PCTs are commonly reserved for elective tracheostomies in which procedure duration isn't an issue, any potential reduction in procedure time is welcome when operating on a critically ill patient. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The first device that offers a one-step solution for elective tracheostomies, Ciaglia Blue Dolphin has been specifically designed in collaboration with experts in Critical Care medicine to decrease the risk of the three most common and immediate complications of percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT): bleeding, tracheal ring fracture and posterior wall injury. [ ❋ Unknown (2008)

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