Chest examination is a key component of respiratory system assessment. It includes chest palpation (described here), chest percussion and chest auscultation (described in parts two and three). Chest ...

Tracheostomy should be considered in patients with acute respiratory failure who require prolonged mechanical ventilation — defined as ventilation for 7 days or more — and who are expected to have a ...

Reconstruction of long-segment tracheal defects requires a vascularized allograft. We report successful tracheal allotransplantation after indirect revascularization of the graft in a heterotopic ...