Conditions We Treat

A tracheostomy may be needed, but is not limited to, the following conditions:

• Aspiration
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Chronic respiratory failure
• Congenital heart failure
• Craniofacial anomalies
• Failure to extubate
• Ineffective airway clearance
• Laryngeal stenosis
• Neuromuscular deficiency
• Pulmonary hypoplasia
• Subglottic stenosis
• Trauma
• Tumors of the larynx, trachea or pharynx
• Vascular malformations
• Lymphatic malformations
• Vocal cord paralysis