Children requiring a tracheostomy to maintain airway patency or to facilitate long-term
mechanical ventilatory support require comprehensive care and committed, trained, direct …

Objective This clinical consensus statement (CCS) aims to improve care for pediatric and
adult patients with a tracheostomy tube. Approaches to tracheostomy care are currently …

Routine tracheostomy care in children maintains airway patency, minimizes infection, and
ensures skin integrity around the tracheostomy stoma to prevent complications. Using …

Objectives To describe the current clinical practice patterns of Canadian pediatric
respirologists at pediatric tertiary care institutions regarding chronic tracheostomy tube care …

Over the last decade, tracheostomy has been increasingly performed in children, aligned
with the improvements in neonatal and pediatric ICU care. Nowadays, the majority of …

Management of patients with a tracheostomy tube includes many components of care
provided by clinicians from various health care disciplines. In recent years, clinicians …

BACKGROUND: Children with complex airway problems see multiple specialists. To
improve outcomes and coordinate care, we developed a multidisciplinary Children's Airway …

Abstract Purpose of Review Tracheostomy in a child demands critical pre-operative
evaluation, deliberate family education, competent surgical technique, and multidisciplinary …

Long-term tracheostomy in infants and children is associated with significant morbidity. The
majority of paediatric patients experience tracheostomy-related complications during …

Background: Tracheostomy was first observed in Egyptian drawings in 3600 BC and
performed frequently during the 1800's diphtheria epidemic. Objectives: The aim of this …