Tracheostomies: The Complete Guide

This book serves as a comprehensive reference to enable management of the multitude of issues that arise with tracheostomy patients-from the surgical procedure, the perioperative period, during intensive care, to recovery and rehabilitation. This book is practical and readily useable by a number of health care professionals, including physicians (anesthesiologists, general surgeons, trauma surgeons, otolaryngologists, pulmonologists, emergency physicians, intensivists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and physiatrists) and nurses (APNs: NPs, CNS, nurse anesthetists, critical care nurses, medical-surgical nurses, rehabiltation nurses). Key topics: The tracheotomy procedure: timing, preoperative management, and surgical technique Types of tracheostomy tubes and related appliances Care of the tracheostomy patient: oral care, nutrition, and home care Special considerations for the child with a tracheostomy Complications and emergency procedures