Background: Tracheostomy remains one of the most important procedures for airway
emergency management, especially in a developing country where patients will not present …

Background: The study aims to highlight common indications as well as outcome of
treatment among patients with tracheostomy in Ilorin, North-Central Nigeria. Methods: A …

With the decrease of life-threatening obstructive upper airway infections and the ongoing
improvement of intensive care medicine, the role of tracheostomy has been changing. This …

Methods: This is a 10-year retrospective study of all patients who had tracheostomies for
various indications from 2010 to 2019. Patient medical records were analysed for …

Background: Tracheostomy is the most obliging and one of the oldest operations in the
history of surgery. It is channel between the trachea and skin in the midline in the neck. Most …

Background: Conventional surgical tracheostomy is an old technique of bypassing the upper
airway that remains relevant even in the 21st century. Although many airway problems have …

Background: Tracheostomy is an important life saving surgical procedure in airway
management though often hazardous in emergency setting. Currently its role has been …

Background: Tracheostomy is an important life-saving surgical procedure used in managing
airway emergencies. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate indications …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence, indications and outcome for patients that had a
tracheostomy in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in a developing nation …

Background: Tracheostomies are often performed in children to relieve severe respiratory
difficulties. However, complications are associated with this life-saving surgery. The …