Although the tracheostomy tube was removed two months later and the stoma closed, the patient again experienced breathing problems and discomfort approximately 15 days after discharge.

Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings in ostomy patients. These complications, however, are often unreported by patients and remain untreated for years, thus ...

Dannii Sterling doesn't know how long her daughter Billie would survive without a tracheostomy tube, so it's a race against ...

How to provide care for people with different types of urinary and faecal stomas and how to recognise and manage common stoma complications.

Sometimes doctors do a colostomy to give a damaged section of bowel time to heal. In this case, the stoma is temporary. You'll have it for a few weeks or months. Once the damage has healed, your ...

"In the six years I've had a stoma, I've had one toilet that's been completely accessible for me," says Emma Sellars. "It is a real downer to be honest." The 23-year-old from Lincoln has been ...

Prosthetic plugs, therefore, were designed for 9 patients to permit withdrawal of tracheotomy tubes while the tracheal stoma was maintained for direct access to the tracheobronchial tree.

Video laryngoscopy showed a higher first-attempt success rate than direct laryngoscopy for emergency tracheal intubation in critically ill patients under hospital settings, found a new trial.

Prolapsed stoma is when a piece of your intestine pushes out through the stoma, or opening, in your belly. It’s a possible complication of colostomy or ileostomy surgery. A prolapsed stoma may ...

My design would secure and protect the tracheal stoma, and it would protect the skin from secretions." The patent-pending invention provides an improved means to stabilize tracheostomy tubes.

An ostomy bag collects body waste from a stoma. Here's how it works, the types available, how to choose one, and how to manage common issues.