Tracheostomy
A Multi-Professional Handbook

This book is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors to give a unique perspective of this increasingly widely-used technique.

Claudia Russell (Edited by), Basil Matta (Edited by)

9780521688987, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 1 January 2004

408 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.694 kg

Tracheostomy: A Multi-Professional Handbook is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors to give a unique perspective of this increasingly widely-used technique and which will support research-based care and management and deliver patient-focused rehabilitation. It covers everything from the basics of tracheostomy, through the indications for tracheostomy and all aspects of pre-, peri- and postoperative care of the patient. The latter forms a large part of the book, and focuses on issues of importance to a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, such as how patient communication is affected by the technique and how optimum wound care during tracheostomy is best achieved, as well as the practical aspects and problems encountered with speech, swallowing and general rehabilitation, nutrition, weaning and decannulation, long-term tracheostomy, tracheostomy in children, and an important chapter on emergency tracheostomy techniques.

List of abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract Lorraine de Grey
2. What is a tracheostomy? Tim Price
3. Surgical tracheostomy Tim Price
4. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy Jasmine Patel and Basil Matta
5. Difficult airway Rakesh Tandon
6. Tracheostomy tubes Claudia Russell
7. Tracheostomy management in the intensive care unit Lisa Hooper
8. Humidification Claudine Billau
9. Suctioning Claudine Billau
10. Wound care Claire Scase
11. Swallowing Pippa Hales
12. Communication Pippa Hales
13. Tracheostomy tube changes Claudia Russell
14. Decannulation Hilary Harkin
15. Tracheostomy and head and neck cancer Tova Prior and Simon Russell
16. Long-term tracheostomy and continuing care Claire Scase
17. Paediatric tracheostomy Francis Vaz
18. Nursing care of a child with tracheostomy Teresa Johnson and Lucy Andrews
19. Children's tracheostomy care within the community Lucy Andrews
20. Evie's story Carol Phillips and Kate Bamkin
21. Infection control issues in the care of patients with a tracheostomy Cheryl Trundle and Rachel Brooks
22. Nutritional assessment and management of patients with tracheostomies Vicky Gravenstede
Index.

Subject Areas: Anaesthetics [MMB]