A study reported that many patients could be safely managed with overnight tracheal intubation instead of surgical tracheostomy, leading to shorter hospital stays and fewer complications[3].

The face of a man undergoing surgery related to his tongue cancer caught fire two years ago, disfiguring his face in the ...

head” and burned his face during a surgical procedure at an Oregon hospital, a lawsuit said. John Murdoch suffered disfiguring facial burns from the incident during an emergency tracheostomy at ...