There was a history of accidental decannulation of the tracheostomy tube recently. The cause for initial tracheostomy performed about a decade back was a subglottic stenosis following a prolonged ...

Introduction and objectives Tracheostomy tubes are used outside intensive care unit in a variety of settings. Tracheostomy tube change is a potentially high risk procedure with life threatening ...

A 70-year-old woman presented with a fracture and aspiration of her polyvinyl chloride tracheostomy tube. Her chest X-ray showed that a foreign body was lodged in the right main bronchus. She was ...

The speaking valve is a one-way ventilation valve that is attached to the end of the tracheostomy tube to help the patient remodel subglottic pressure. However, the efficacy and safety of speaking ...