A Flushing respiratory specialist has developed a new procedure for removing tracheostomy tubes – tubes placed in the windpipe to help patients who have difficulty breathing. The process – ...

Everitt E (2016) Tracheostomy 2: Managing the weaning of a temporary tracheostomy. Nursing Times; 112: 20, 17-19. The second article of this four-part series on tracheostomy care describes the process ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A protocol for daily assessment of readiness for liberation from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...