NOTE ON TRACHEOTOMY.

Note on Preliminary Tracheotomy as an Aid to Certain Operations

performing preliminary tracheotomy in certain operations involving the month, throat, or jaws, and also to describe a simple appliance which I have found from experience to be most efficient in carrying out the principles of this proceeding. All practical surgeons acknowledge the importance of this aid in suitable cases, and my attention was first seriously directed to the subject in connexion ...

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 ...

Tracheotomy in leprosy.

Œdema Glottidis : Tracheotomy

not having any emetic medicines, he tried to induce vomiting by means of his finger introduced into mouth, as a consequence he had a good deal of retching, but no vomiting ; after this he suffered from intense dyspnoea, and came at once to hospital for medical aid. Condition on admission.?On admission " Hoarseness of voice, dysphagia, great dyspnoea, pulse 72, resp. 22, temperature 98'6?, there...