DIPHTHERIA AND TRACHEOTOMY.

Tracheotomy in Laryngeal Diphtheria

"Retraction of the soft parts of the anterior chest wall during inspiration, together with the more or less complete suppression of voice, are the indications par excellence for the performance of tracheotomy. "Tracheotomy is in no sense a therapeutic measure; therefore, neither the local nor the general treatment of diphtheria should be suspended after the performance of the operation. " The c...

Case of Diphtheria Treated by Tracheotomy, Peptonised Enemata and Iodoform

Tracheotomy versus intubation: surgical intervention in diphtheria in Europe and the United States, 1825-1930.

m Diphtheria is one of the common infectious diseases of childhood which is rare today because of preventive immunizatioi~. A centuqr ago, however, it was one of the major lullers of children under the age of ten, and was widely feared throughout Europe and America.' Although the disease has been know11 since ancient times, and was described by Galen and Aretaeus in the second and third centuri...

The tracheotomy punch for urgent tracheotomy.

Tracheotomy is a commonly performed surgical technique used for long-term mechanical ventilation, upper airway obstruction, need for pulmonary toilet, and as an adjunct to surgery where ventilation is anticipated. Urgent tracheotomy may be performed when difficulty is encountered during an elective tracheotomy, or when cricothyroidotomy is impossible or contraindicated due to distorted anatomy ...

Pediatric tracheotomy.

The procedure of tracheotomy dates back to ancient times. Its use has been adapted in the neonatal and pediatric population over the past half-century. Despite being a life-saving measure, tracheotomy-related mortality rates range from 0.5 to 3.6%, and this procedure is not without significant and sometimes frequent complications. Techniques regarding pediatric tracheotomy vary from surgeon to ...