A tracheostomy is a surgical opening in the trachea (or “breathing tube”), which makes breathing easier. From Wordnik.com. [Giant Neck Masses (GNM), Cervical Teratoma] Reference
For this reason, a temporary tracheostomy is sometimes necessary to allow the baby to breathe normally until the trachea hardens. From Wordnik.com. [Giant Neck Masses (GNM), Cervical Teratoma] Reference
Mass. company recalls tracheostomy tubes after 3 patients 'deaths. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
The tracheostomy is a simple looking device that nevertheless makes you wince. From Wordnik.com. [The Border Mail] Reference
A 1985 tracheostomy robbed him of the ability to talk. From Wordnik.com. [A Beautiful Mind, an Ugly Possibility] Reference
He adores his friends and loves caring for his tracheostomy doll. From Wordnik.com. [Assistive therapies: oxygen, mechanical ventilation] Reference
They did a tracheostomy last night -- there's respiratory failure. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl Named Rose]
She was used to being fed by a tube in her belly and had the tracheostomy. From Wordnik.com. [Giant Neck Mass -- Kelly] Reference
A surgical opening in the neck through which a tracheostomy tube is connected. From Wordnik.com. [Glossary] Reference
An opening in the neck following the removal of a tracheostomy ( "trach") tube. From Wordnik.com. [Glossary] Reference
Mariah demonstrates how to give yourself a tracheostomy if ever choking and alone. From Wordnik.com. [Beat 360° – 9/18/2009] Reference
Emily couldn't speak because of the tracheostomy, which finally was removed when she was age 4. From Wordnik.com. [Giant Neck Mass -- Kelly] Reference
He may need to be on this ventilator for an extended period of time now that the tracheostomy is in. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2005] Reference
The recall affects tracheostomy tubes placed in patients 'throats to help them breathe on ventilators. From Wordnik.com. [Tracheostomy Tubes Recalled After 3 Deaths] Reference
"So severe that she needed a tracheostomy – a hole cut into her windpipe – to assist her breathing?". From Wordnik.com. [Vanishing Acts]
The patient was then admitted to the PICU and underwent, a subsequent tracheostomy by peds general surgery. From Wordnik.com. [Vanishing Acts]
In fact in the old days, before we had CPAP, that's how we used to treat it with weight loss or tracheostomy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2004] Reference
The doctors gave him an emergency tracheostomy — an artificial airway in the neck — right at the bedside. From Wordnik.com. [Assistive therapies: oxygen, mechanical ventilation] Reference
Bet someone needs an emergency tracheostomy in the street and he'll use that and a swiss army knife, mark my words. From Wordnik.com. [Blood, Sweat and Tea by Tom Reynolds] Reference
I had a new tracheostomy and was using it to breathe with a ventilator -- a new and frightening experience for me. From Wordnik.com. [The Russian] Reference
His father had cradled him as best he could as he was whisked to the operating suite for an emergency tracheostomy. From Wordnik.com. [Polio] Reference
While the baby is still in the hospital, parents are trained to administer these tube feedings and to care for the tracheostomy. From Wordnik.com. [Giant Neck Masses (GNM), Cervical Teratoma] Reference
We made the difficult decision to not keep her on a respirator (Teresa was strongly against the tracheostomy it would have required). From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Aunt Teresa « Dyepot, Teapot] Reference
A succession of loud, blowing noises full of gurgling came out the tracheostomy site as secretions from her lung pooled in her airway. From Wordnik.com. [Critical Condition]
Some infants, especially those with a tracheostomy may need more extension in the upper trunk and neck, with the head to one side slightly. From Wordnik.com. [27 « October « 2006 « Adventures in Juggling] Reference
His tracheostomy tube had clogged, and Rick died from choking. From Wordnik.com. [Finance and Commerce] Reference
She breathed through a tracheostomy -- a surgical opening in her neck. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
His tracheostomy tube was not downsized, as recommended by physiotherapists. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
A white bandage still marks the tracheostomy site on her neck, which is healing. From Wordnik.com. [Statesman - AP Sports] Reference
September, but his injuries were so severe he had to wear a tracheostomy tube to breathe. From Wordnik.com. [Finance and Commerce] Reference
The tracheostomy tube in his throat will be there "as long as he needs it," Dr. Ryan Osborne said. From Wordnik.com. [The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines] Reference
These are children that need feeding tubes, tracheostomy suctioning or intermittent catherization. From Wordnik.com. [The Fond du Lac Reporter Latest Headlines] Reference
Son also had a tracheostomy put in his neck so swelling during treatments didn't affect his ability to breathe. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Two days before the surgery, a hole was made in the windpipe, below the tumour, for unobstructed breathing (tracheostomy). From Wordnik.com. [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference
Liam, who is in remission from the cancer he had as a child, wears a tracheostomy breathing tube in his throat at all times. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
He was cut from ear to ear, had a tracheostomy tube in his throat for two months, a feeding tube stuck in his side for three. From Wordnik.com. [Brownsville Herald :] Reference
During that time, the doctors performed a tracheostomy, creating a hole through the neck into the windpipe, to help her breathe better. From Wordnik.com. [Statesman - AP Sports] Reference
The agreement calls for the provider of respiratory products to supply tracheostomy tubes to members of the Premier health-care alliance. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal] Reference
A tracheostomy - the creation of an opening in the neck to deliver oxygen to his lungs - would not reduce the need for suctioning, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
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