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Mass Lung & Allergy, PC
Ryan Chua is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Leominster, Massachusetts. Dr. Chua has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.
NYU Langone Hospitals
Samaan Rafeq is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Rafeq is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Lung Nodules, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy.
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Shawn St Peter is a Pediatric Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. St Peter is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Hernia, Appendectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Summary: Esophageal atresia is the most common congenital anomaly of the esophagus and is caused by abnormal development of the esophagus during intrauterine life. In children with esophageal atresia, structural abnormalities due to congenital anomalies and tracheoesophageal fistula, tracheomalacia, respiratory problems, recurrent respiratory tract infections, structural abnormalities, surgical interventio...
Introduction: Patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia are frequently intubated with an endotracheal tube (ETT). The safety margin of ETT cuff pressure is between 20-30 cmH2O. Inadequately inflated cuff (\<20 cmH2O) may cause secretions in the mouth, foreign bodies, bleeding due to surgery to escape into the trachea and/or air leakage. As a result of air leakage, the effect of mechanical ventilatio...
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center