Description
Book SynopsisComprehensive 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 ContentsNTSP 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
