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Even if there are no auto-suggestions within the search field, hit "Search" anyway, as you may still get results. Displaying 1-1 out of 1 doctors available Last Name Initial: K Ryan M. Kern, M.D. Internist Critical Care Specialist Pulmonologist Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Bronchoscopy, Tracheostomy, Thoracoscopy, Chest tube placement, Thoracentesis, Lung cancer, Tracheal stenosis, Lung nod...ule, Pneumothorax, Pleural effusion, Tracheomalacia Show more areas of focus for Ryan M. Kern, M.D. ResearchMayo Clinic specialists are studying the long-term outcomes in function for people who've had strokes and gotten early tracheostomies, compared with those who have prolonged use of breathing tubes placed through the mouth into the windpipe, also known as orotracheal intubation. PublicationsSee a list of publications about tracheostomy by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • All Locations Freeman, William D. M.D. Florida By Mayo Clinic Staff Tracheostomy care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment AboutCare at Mayo Clinic Nov. 13, 2024 Print Show references Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Tracheostomy. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/lung-treatments. Accessed July 29, 2024. Tracheostomy and ventilator dependence. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/tracheostomies-or-ventilators/. Accessed July 29, 2024. Surgical airway. Merck Manual Professional Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/critical-care-medicine/respiratory-arrest/surgical-airway#. Accessed July 29, 2024. Roberts JR, et al., eds. Tracheostomy care. In: Roberts and Hedges' Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed July 29, 2024. Patton J. Tracheostomy care. British Journal of Nursing. 2019; doi:10.12968/bjon.2019.28.16.1060. Hyzy RC, et al. Tracheostomy in adults: Techniques and intraoperative complications. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed July 29, 2024. Hyzy RC, et al. Tracheostomy: Rationale, indications, and contraindications. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed July 29, 2024. Hyzy RC, et al. Tracheostomy: Postoperative care, maintenance, and complications in adults. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed July 29, 2024. What is a tracheostomy? American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/treatment-types/surgery/ostomies/tracheostomy/what-is-tracheostomy.html. Accessed July 29, 2024. Tracheostomy in adults. American Thoracic Society. https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/tracheostomy-in-adults-1.pdf. Accessed July 30, 2024. 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