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TUBE, TRACHEOSTOMY (W/WO CONNECTOR)

Known as: Tracheostomy tube, tubes tracheostomy, tracheostomy tubes 
A 2-inch- to 3-inch-long curved metal or plastic tube that is placed in a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to maintain… 
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Artificial Airwaysbiomedical tube devicebreathing tubes
DevicesSPREADER, CUFFTracheostomy procedure

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TRACH TUBE,SZ 4 CUFFLESS/FENESTRATED SHLY #4-CFNTRACHEOSTOMY TUBE 8MM BLUE LINE

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Airway permeability to horseradish peroxidase in guinea pigs: the repair phase after injury by cigarette smoke.
Airway permeability was examined in the 24-h period immediately after injury by cigarette smoke in 30 guinea pigs studied in… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Aerosolized antibiotics in mechanically ventilated patients: delivery and response.
OBJECTIVES To determine whether aerosolized antibiotics can be delivered efficiently to the lower respiratory tract in… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Swallowing dysfunction in patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Several studies have suggested that swallowing dysfunction and pulmonary aspiration occur in patients receiving prolonged… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: predictors for prolongation of life by noninvasive respiratory aids.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Endoscopic guided percutaneous tracheostomy: early results of a consecutive trial.
Percutaneous tracheostomy is increasingly being used for patients needing prolonged ventilatory support. The purpose of this… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Use of silicone stents in the management of airway problems.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Use of the protected specimen brush in patients with endotracheal or tracheostomy tubes.
Twenty-one patients on mechanical ventilators for greater than 48 hours who had new localized infiltrates were evaluated using a… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Tracheoplasty with pericardial patch for extensive tracheal stenosis in infants and children.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Diverting the paralyzed larynx: A reversible procedure for intractable aspiration.
Some unfortunate patients suffer disorders which in one way or another, usually neurologically, severely restrict the larynx in… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
A low-pressure cuff for tracheostomy tubes to minimize tracheal injury. A comparative clinical trial.
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