RT Book, Section
A1 Gaillard, John P.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121515597
T1 Complications of Airway Devices
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121515597
RD 2024/04/18
AB A  tracheostomy  is  an  opening  between  cartilaginous  rings  in  the  trachea  and  the  skin,  with  a  tracheostomy  tube  placed  into  the  stoma  to  facilitate  ventilation.  Tracheostomy  is  usually  performed  by  an  otolaryngologist  as  an  elective  or  semi-elective  procedure  and  is  not  an  emergency  procedure.  Most  tracheostomies  are  performed  on  chronically  ill  patients  requiring  prolonged  mechanical  ventilation.