Tracheotomy is a common procedure in critically ill patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation. The existing oral endotracheal tube is replaced with a percutaneous endotracheal tube that is ...

Atlanta, United States, Feb 20 (EFE).Atlanta, United States, Feb 20 (EFE). — Doctors attending Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, have performed a tracheotomy procedure on her, Brown’s ...

HOUSTON – With a trach, it's just about impossible to start eating and start school, and it increases the risk of infection. That's why one Texas Children's Hospital doctor says it's important to get ...

The surgical procedure of tracheotomy, involving an incision into the trachea of the airway, is now seen as a relatively straightforward procedure but is still associated with a risk of some ...

"We've tried this before and some obstacles have come our way, but so far, so good today," Nick Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, said Nick Cordero will undergo a procedure on Friday that will see a ...

THE performance of a tracheotomy is an established and valuable adjunct in the management of patients with inadequate pulmonary ventilation. Tracheotomies performed either prophylactically or ...

Val Kilmer had a two-year battle with throat cancer that required a tracheotomy, affecting his voice Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

Dog the Bounty Hunter is facing some extremely tough medical decisions involving his wife, Beth, and the family is discussing options for the reality star as she fights for her life. Sources close to ...

Nick Cordero will undergo a procedure on Friday that will see a tracheostomy tube, otherwise known as a trach tube, placed into an opening in his throat at the windpipe called a stoma. The trach tube ...