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Tracheostomy Summary

Description: Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck, or the opening so created.

Also Known As: Tracheostomies

Networked: 4045 relevant articles (142 outcomes, 223 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Tracheostomy is Relevant

  1. Airway Obstruction (Choking) : 10 outcomes 8 studies in 312 results
  2. Critical Illness (Critically Ill) : 9 outcomes 34 studies in 224 results
  3. Respiratory Insufficiency (Respiratory Failure) : 9 outcomes 11 studies in 273 results
  4. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 9 outcomes 3 studies in 186 results
  5. Pathologic Constriction (Stenosis) : 8 outcomes 9 studies in 270 results
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Drugs Related to Tracheostomy

  1. Oxygen
  2. Silicones
  3. 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene (PDT)
  4. Riluzole
  5. Penicillins (Penicillin)
  6. Triamcinolone (Aristocort)
  7. Dexmedetomidine
  8. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (Natrecor)
  9. Azithromycin (Zithromax)
  10. Hetastarch (Pentastarch)
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Therapies Related to Tracheostomy

  1. Artificial Respiration (Mechanical Ventilation)
  2. Gastrostomy
  3. Positive-Pressure Respiration (PEEP)
  4. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  5. Mechanical Ventilators (Ventilator)
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