Percutaneous tracheostomy is a minimally invasive procedure doctors perform to establish an artificial airway. It is an alternative to traditional surgical tracheostomy. People with critical illnesses ...

Sonia Sein's vocal cords were damaged after she was intubated six years ago. When Sonia Sein of New York City suffered damaged vocal cords and trachea due to intubation that left her windpipe scarred, ...

An infant tracheostomy is a medical procedure to create an opening in the neck to insert a tube into an infant’s windpipe, or trachea. Tracheostomies allow air to enter the lungs directly, bypassing ...

Coughing, suctioning, and humidification can help reduce secretions. Preventing the buildup of secretions is an important part of tracheostomy care. People who have a tracheostomy typically experience ...

In a difficult and dramatic surgery, doctors at Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City simultaneously treated a 5-year-old ...

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