KNOXVILLE, Tenn — According to the Knox County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Dalton Swanger's tracheal resection surgery has been ...
Senior cardiothoracic surgeons and a multidisciplinary team from Gandhi Hospital have successfully performed a complex and highly specialised airway procedure on a 24-year-old male patient who was ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow obstruction, although it compromises the lungs, it also produces significant systemic consequences.
Objectives: The many advantages of early tracheal extubation following congenital cardiac surgery in young infants and children are now widely recognized. Benefits include avoiding the morbidity ...
A total of 416 patients less than 1 year old were included in this review. This cohort included 234 patients (56%) who underwent tracheal extubation in the OR, of who 25 subsequently required ...
This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Gabriel S. Aldea, M.D., minimally invasive cardiac surgery, vascular and ...
Ashley didn’t know if this day would ever come. Her baby boy is about to turn 1. Cannon was born after only about 22 weeks gestation. He weighed 17 ounces, slightly more than a football. The doctors ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – July 10 is World Airway Disorders Day of worldwide awareness, support, and education. There are 5 types of disorders that fall under the airway disorder umbrella. They are ...
Tracheal collapse is a relatively common cause of coughing in small breed dogs. Affected dogs may begin to show signs of coughing and respiratory difficulties as early as 6 to 12 months old. In most ...