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Welcome to Trach Resource

Originally published on December 1, 2009Welcome to Trach Resource. This blog is intended to be a networking and educational resource for the professional who works with tracheostomy patients. By sharing our experiences, we can better understand the needs of our patients and care for them safely. We welcome comments and questions from our book, Tracheostomies:

10-Year Outcomes Study on Trachs

This was a 10-year study done at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Tanzania and included 214 patients. Male to female ratio was 3:1, with a mean age of 38 years.  In their study, the most common indication for tracheostomy was upper airway obstruction secondary to trauma or neoplastic causes. Eighty-six percent of tracheostomies were temporary,

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