Tracheostomy - Nursing
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

An evaluation of the impact of a tracheostomy weaning protocol on extubation time.

29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: To avoid the possible complications of prolonged intubation, it is necessary and advisable to attempt weaning from the tracheostomy tube at the earliest opportunity. However, while weaning protocols have proven successful in reducing ... Read more...

The integration of children dependent on medical technology into public schools.

8 Apr 2009 Advances in medicine have increased the survival rates of children with complex medical conditions, including those who are dependent on technology such as ventilators and tracheostomies. The process of integrating children dependent on medical ... Read more...

[Percutaneous tracheostomy procedure: nursing service control and follow-up]

30 Mar 2009 A significant number of patients in the Intensive Care Units require ventilator support over long periods of time. A tracheostomy is necessary in these cases so that the patients can breathe properly and to allow access to the airway. Percutaneous ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tracheostomy - Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• An evaluation of the impact of a tracheostomy weaning protocol on extubation time. 29 Apr 2009
• The integration of children dependent on medical technology into public schools. 8 Apr 2009
• [Percutaneous tracheostomy procedure: nursing service control and follow-up] 30 Mar 2009
• Tracheostomy care. Part 1--using suction to remove respiratory secretions via a tracheostomy tube. 30 Jan 2009
• Tracheostomy care 2--inner tube. 30 Jan 2009
• [Care during tracheotomy and tracheostomy] 30 Dec 2008
• Basic nursing principles of caring for patients with a tracheostomy. 30 Dec 2008
• Tracheostomized patients care: efficacy of a brief theoretical education program for nursing personnel. 22 Dec 2008
• Tracheostomy decannulation failure rate following critical illness: a prospective descriptive study. 2 Dec 2008
• Re: How we do it: management of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children. 29 Sep 2008
• Improving tracheostomy management through design, implementation and prospective audit of a care bundle: how we do it. 29 Sep 2008
• [How to do endotracheal suctioning] 30 Aug 2008
• Survey of cuff management practices in intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand. 30 Aug 2008
• [Step by step for nursing security--14: Tracheostomy: preventing complications] 30 May 2008
• Commentary on Donnelly F & Wiechula R (2006) The lived experience of a tracheostomy tube change: a phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15, 1115-1122. 29 Apr 2008
• An evidence-based evaluation of tracheostomy care practices. 30 Mar 2008
• Tracheostomy suction: a protocol for practice. 29 Nov 2007
• A swab of coffee. 30 Oct 2007
• Silent, slow lifeworld: the communication experience of nonvocal ventilated patients. 30 Oct 2007
• Pain related to tracheal suctioning in awake acutely and critically ill adults: a descriptive study. 4 Aug 2007

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Technical information about 'Tracheostomy'

Definition: Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck, or the opening so created.

Descriptor UI: D014139

Alternative terms: Tracheostomy; Tracheostomies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.579.935; E04.580.900; E04.928.780;

Online Note: search TRACHEOTOMY 1966-87

History Note: 88,63-66; was see TRACHEOTOMY 1967-87

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not confuse with TRACHEOTOMY