decannulation

Examples

• All

• Decannulation of the tracheostomy was accomplished, and the patient had no respiratory difficulty for an 18-month follow-up period.

  Academic text (1996)

• At follow-up one year after decannulation, the patient exhibited no clinical symptoms, and he was in good health off steroids.

  Academic text (2008)

• The patient was admitted for a trial of decannulation, but it was unsuccessful.

  Academic text (2005)

• After 6 months, the T-tube was withdrawn and decannulation was successfully accomplished.

  Academic text (2006)

• Obviously, children with a severely stenotic airway and potentially serious lung disease were at great risk for death if accidental decannulation occurred.

  Academic text (1995)

• Decannulation and resumption of oral feeding were accomplished on the eleventh postoperative day.

  Academic text (1996)

• Because accidental decannulation and "mucus plugging" are the two most common causes of tracheostomy-related death, strategies to reduce biofilm formation have an obvious potential for improving outcomes.

  Academic text (2003)

• Sebastian and Kleinsasser used only tracheostomy to treat infants with laryngeal hemangiomas, and they reported that the mean age of their patients at decannulation was 17 months.

  Academic text (2006)

• The patient experienced a smooth recovery after the decannulation of the tracheostomy tube.

• Following successful decannulation, the physician monitored the patient's breathing closely.

Synonyms

E

extubation

vsdecannulation

• Specialized

1 7.9

Removing a breathing tube from a person after they can breathe alone

is specific to removing a tracheostomy tube rather than any airway tube

How Invasive

major surgery

• Specialized

12 4.0

minor surgery

• Specialized

4 3.6

decannulation

• Specialized

8.5

observation

211 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology