title: Medical indications for tracheotomy.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Heffner
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014140:Tracheotomy