When patients with a tracheostomy tube reach a stage in their care at which decannulation appears to be possible, it is common practice to cap the tracheostomy tube for 24 hours to see whether they ...

Caring for a tracheostomy can involve suctioning mucus and secretions from the tracheostomy; cleaning the tracheostomy site, cannulas, and suction catheter; replacing the cannula; and humidifying the ...

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death in 2014 concluded that tracheostomy care fell below what is safe and reasonable to expect, and that staff needed training in this ...

Coughing, suctioning, and humidification can help reduce secretions. Preventing the buildup of secretions is an important part of tracheostomy care. People who have a tracheostomy typically experience ...

To compare the effects of open tracheal suctioning (OS) plus intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) vs closed tracheal suctioning (CS) plus volume guarantee ventilation (VG) on changes in mean ...

Forty-three clinical trials and systematic reviews were identified, of which 14 were initially excluded as they either did not evaluate suctioning specifically or they concerned the adult age group.

A fenestrated tracheostomy tube contains openings that allow air to pass through the area of the throat that leads to the mouth and nose. In a tracheostomy, a surgeon creates an opening in the front ...