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Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy, Open Surgical Tracheostomy and Management of Tracheostomy Tubes

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Both open surgical tracheostomy and percutaneous dilational tracheostomy procedures are used to help facilitate critically ill and injured patients in weaning from mechanical ventilation and are sometimes used to protect an injured or diseased airway. Both open and percutaneous tracheostomy can help improve patient comfort and are safe in appropriate patients. Tracheostomy is a common procedure for critically ill and injured patients. This chapter will review these procedures and discuss the clinical implications of tracheostomy and the management of tracheostomy tubes after placement. We will discuss current recommendations for tracheostomy placement for patients infected with COVID-19.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA

    Scott P. Sherry

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  1. Department of Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Dennis A. Taylor

  2. Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Scott P. Sherry

  3. Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Ronald F. Sing

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Sherry, S.P. (2021). Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy, Open Surgical Tracheostomy and Management of Tracheostomy Tubes. In: Taylor, D.A., Sherry, S.P., Sing, R.F. (eds) Interventional Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64661-5_8

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