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Comprehensive Tracheostomy Care is a resource developed by the UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) to help promote and facilitate the safe management of tracheostomies and laryngectomies.

Table of Contents

NTSP Editorial board, vii

Preface, ix

Acknowledgements, xi

Competing interests, xiii

Disclaimer, xv

Contact details and further information, xvii

Executive summary and Key recomendations, xix

1 How the NTSP resources were developed, 1

2 What is a tracheostomy? What is a laryngectomy?, 3

3 Why and how a tracheostomy is performed, 7

4 Different types of tracheostomy tubes, 20

5 Management of the day-to-day needs of the patient with a tracheostomy and laryngectomy, 28

6 Complications, 67

7 Redflags, 72

8 Emergency management of the patient with a tracheostomy or laryngectomy, 74

9 Paediatric tracheostomy care (with Great Ormond Street Hospital, London), 85

10 Infrastructure considerations, 111

11 Competencies for staff caring for patients with tracheostomies or laryngectomies, 117

12 Courses, 122

13 Human factors, 124

Bibliography, 131

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/04/2014
      ISBN13: 9781118792773, 978-1118792773
      ISBN10: 1118792777
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Comprehensive Tracheostomy Care is a resource developed by the UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) to help promote and facilitate the safe management of tracheostomies and laryngectomies.

      Table of Contents

      NTSP Editorial board, vii

      Preface, ix

      Acknowledgements, xi

      Competing interests, xiii

      Disclaimer, xv

      Contact details and further information, xvii

      Executive summary and Key recomendations, xix

      1 How the NTSP resources were developed, 1

      2 What is a tracheostomy? What is a laryngectomy?, 3

      3 Why and how a tracheostomy is performed, 7

      4 Different types of tracheostomy tubes, 20

      5 Management of the day-to-day needs of the patient with a tracheostomy and laryngectomy, 28

      6 Complications, 67

      7 Redflags, 72

      8 Emergency management of the patient with a tracheostomy or laryngectomy, 74

      9 Paediatric tracheostomy care (with Great Ormond Street Hospital, London), 85

      10 Infrastructure considerations, 111

      11 Competencies for staff caring for patients with tracheostomies or laryngectomies, 117

      12 Courses, 122

      13 Human factors, 124

      Bibliography, 131

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