Tracheostomy and Tracheostomy Care in Infants

Tracheostomy care.

The author considers airway maintenance in the care of adult patients by providing a clinical overview of the pre- and post-operative requirements of tracheostomy care, including complications and the longer term implications that can arise immediately after tracheostomy surgery.

Tracheostomy in infants: parent education for home care.

Children with tracheostomies are increasingly discharged home for continued care by their parents. Nurses are responsible for providing these parents with the extensive education required for a smooth and successful transition to home care. This article is intended to help neonatal and pediatric nurses to effectively prepare the parents of an infant with a tracheostomy to provide safe, quality ...

Tracheostomy in preterm infants: current trends.

OBJECTIVE To study the indications for and outcomes of tracheostomy in a population of preterm infants. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of case records. SETTING Two university-affiliated tertiary care children's hospitals. Patients We identified premature infants who required tracheostomies from January 1, 1997, through January 31, 2001. Information on weight, gestational age, comorbid condit...

Care of the chronic tracheostomy.

A minority of patients with neuromuscular disease require placement of a tracheostomy, usually for the purpose of providing mechanical ventilation. Often the tracheostomy is performed during a hospital admission for an acute illness. The debate about the appropriate timing of tracheostomy in critically ill patients has not been resolved; however, the weight of evidence now favors performing a t...

Tracheostomy.