Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Tracheostomy is an utilitarian surgical procedure of access to the tracheobronchial tree. The trachea is a conduit between the upper airway and the lungs that delivers moist warm air and expels carbon dioxide and sputum. Failure or blockage at any point along that conduit can be most readily corrected with tracheostomy to provide access for mechanical ventilators and suction equipment. All the details were recorded in a proforma. Pre‐operative work up and pre anaesthetic evaluation was done. Fitness for surgery was taken from the concerned specialties and the patients were taken up for the procedure in the operation theater. All the tracheotomies in this study were done by open surgical technique. Among the causes for Prolonged Intubation, most common were Trauma cases (56., 49%), followed by Infections (29., 25.4%), Cerebrovascular Accidents (12., 10.5%), Neurological Disorders (08., 7%) and so on.
How to cite this article:
D. Veeresh, Meenu Krishnan and B.S. Lakshmipathi. Indications for Tracheostomy in a Tertiary Care Center: An Observational Prospective Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.12.540.543
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