Tracheostomy

Ventilator settings

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vaccines

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic gram-negative bacteria that lives in soil, water, and even in environments like hot tubs. For most healthy people, this bacteria seldom poses a problem. Pse...

Ventilator Weaning Faster With Tracheostomy Collar

Patients were able to breathe on their own 4 days faster when a tracheostomy collar was used instead of pressure support, researchers report. Medscape Medical News

Early use of tracheostomy for mechanically ventilated patients not associated with improved survival

For critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, early tracheostomy (within the first 4 days after admission) was not associated with an improvement in the risk of death within 30 days co...

Direct approach speeds ventilator weaning

Moving straight to unassisted breathing through a tracheostomy collar results in faster weaning than does a gradual reduction in pressure support among patients needing prolonged mechanical ventilatio...

Early Tracheostomy No Benefit to Patients

Tracheostomy should be delayed in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News

Shorter Wean Time Seen with Tracheostomy (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Using a tracheostomy collar enables earlier weaning from mechanical ventilation than pressure support in patients who need prolonged ventilation, researcher...

Leakage issue leads Covidien to recall certain tracheostomy tubes

Covidien is initiating a recall of certain lots of its Shiley tracheostomy tube over reports of leakage tied to the ventilati -More- 

Tracheostomy Tubes Recalled Because of Leakage

Certain cuffed adult tracheostomy tubes have been voluntarily recalled by Covidien in response to reports of volume leakage. News Alerts

Covidien Launches New Shiley Neonatal and Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes

Covidien (NYSE: COV), a global healthcare products leader, recently added a new product to its family of Shiley neonatal and pediatric tracheostomy tubes. The new cuffless product will help enhan...

When to change a tracheostomy tube.

Knowing when to change a tracheostomy tube is important for optimal management of all patients with tracheostomy tubes. The first tracheostomy tube change, performed 1-2 weeks after placement, carries...

The ventilator liberation process: update on technique, timing, and termination of tracheostomy.

Tracheostomy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the ICU. Despite the frequency of the procedure, there remains controversy regarding selection of patients who should undergo tracheost...

A polyurethane cuffed endotracheal tube is associated with decreased rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of a polyurethane-cuffed endotracheal tube would result in a decrease in ventilator-associated pneumonia rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We...

Tracheostomy after pediatric cardiac surgery: Frequency, indications, and outcomes.

OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to review baseline characteristics and outcomes of children requiring tracheostomy after cardiac surgery. METHODS: A retrospective review of children under age 2 re...

Early tracheostomy decreases ventilation time but has no impact on mortality of intensive care patients: a randomized study.

BACKGROUND: Long-term ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) is associated with several problems such as increased mortality, increased rates of ventilator-associated pneumon...