Comprehensive Tracheostomy Care The National Tracheostomy Safety Project Manual

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 Red flags 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

Index 141