Upper Airway Disease: Tracheostomy

Lam, Nathaniel K.Y.

doi:10.1002/9781118487181.ch24

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“…Recently in Uganda, a prospective cohort study by Nyanzi et al (2023) of 100 patients undergone tracheostomy, they conclude that long-term ventilation was expected among the most common indications for tracheostomy in major hospitals [22].In our study there were 28% of the patients with trauma which included bullet injuries and chest injuries. It is known that penetrating tracheal injuries have varying signs according to the severity of the injury and the association with other injuries, for example blood vessels or the esophagus [23,24]. To avoid the negative consequences of airway compromise, early recognition and proper management are needed [25].…”

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Indications of Tracheostomy in Patients Attending Baquba Teaching Hospital in Diyala, Iraq: A cross Sectional Study

Ahmed Amer Hadi AL-majmaie,

Ali Lafta Salman,

Duraid H Abid Alkadem

et al. 2023

Texa. Jour. of Medi. Scie.

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Tracheostomy is a description of the surgical opening of the trachea, and represents the most frequently carried out surgical procedures in medical practice, especially in patients who require long-term mechanical ventilation for airway disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the main indications for tracheostomy. Approximately 100 patients underwent tracheostomy in different age groups, from 12 to 80 years, and both genders, who attended Baquba Teaching Hospital, (Iraq) in the period from August 2021 to December 2022, were included in this cross-sectional study. The results showed that the indications for tracheostomy were due to prolonged ventilation (70%) resulting from trauma in most cases (71.5%), followed by upper airway obstruction (25%) due to tumors (40%) or trauma (60%). As for the rest (5%), it was from other procedures such as maxillofacial injuries. It was concluded that prolonged ventilation due to trauma was the most common indication for tracheostomy in Baquba Teaching Hospital

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confidence: 99%