April 20, 2010 — Early vs late tracheotomy (6 - 8 days vs 13 - 15 days after mechanical ventilation) may not significantly lower the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult patients in the ...

"I'm doing great, I feel a lot better than I sound." Val Kilmer is opening up about some of the challenges he faces after he underwent a tracheotomy. While appearing on "Good Morning America," the ...

TRACHEOTOMY is performed at every age of life. The indications for tracheotomy vary considerably in childhood from those in adult life. In a small child the operation requires a more meticulous ...

Bouraïma, F. , Ametonou, C. , Agbokponto, A. , Hounlelou, V. and Flatin, M. (2026) Tracheotomy in an African Hospital Setting ...

U.S. doctors perform a tracheotomy on Baby Joseph. March 21, 2011— -- It looks like Baby Joseph's parents may have finally won the battle to extend their baby's life enough that can die at home.

CLEVELAND, March 30-Surgery or a major infection often leaves patients without an appetite or with difficulty swallowing, and this problem is usually solved by employing a nasogastric tube to ...

"No one is giving up on this kid," a source tells PEOPLE following Brown's medical procedure After nearly two weeks with little change in her condition, doctors performed a tracheotomy on Bobbi ...

Amber Thomas said she will miss hearing her daughter's "beautiful belly laugh." June 15, 2012— -- A doting mother pressed record on a camera, intent on capturing her daughter in one final, ...

Bobbi Kristina Brown remains in critical condition after having the breathing tube that was down her throat replaced by a tube running into a hole in her trachea, according to reports out Thursday.