3rd Edition of Communication and Swallowing Management of Tracheostomized and Ventilator-Dependent Individuals
The 3rd edition of Communication and Swallowing Management of Tracheostomized and Ventilator-Dependent Individuals is now available for purchase.
This fully revised text is an essential tool both for experienced clinicians and those working to enhance their problem-solving skills with tracheostomized and ventilator-dependent individuals. It is also an invaluable resource for graduate-level medical speech pathology programs.
Tracheostomy Clinical Practices and Patient Outcomes in Three Tertiary Metropolitan Hospitals in Australia
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National Tracheostomy Safety Project: Guidance for Tracheostomy Care
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Multidisciplinary Tracheostomy Quality Improvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a Global Learning Community
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Improving tracheostomy care in the United Kingdom: results of a guided quality improvement programme in 20 diverse hospitals
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Global Tracheostomy Collaborative: data-driven improvements in patient safety through multidisciplinary teamwork, standardisation, education, and patient partnership
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The Global Tracheostomy Collaborative: one institution's experience with a new quality improvement initiative
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Tracheostomy in Infants and Children
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Multidisciplinary Tracheostomy Care: How Collaboratives Drive Quality Improvement
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Enhancing care of patients requiring a tracheostomy: A sustained quality improvement project
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Evaluating the quality improvement impact of the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative in four diverse NHS hospitals
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Life after Tracheostomy: Patient and Family Perspectives on Teaching, Transitions, and Multidisciplinary Teams
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The Trach Trail: A Systems-Based Pathway to Improve Quality of Tracheostomy Care and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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Association of a Multidisciplinary Care Approach With the Quality of Care After Pediatric Tracheostomy
JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Incidence of tracheostomy placement in children is increasing, and these children continue to have high incidences of morbidity and mortality. A multidisciplinary tracheostomy program may help improve the quality of care received by these patients.
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The Multidisciplinary Tracheostomy Team: A Parachute for Tracheostomy-Dependent Children
JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
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Tracheostomy-Related Deaths A Systemic Review, Eckart Klemm, Andreas Karl Nowak
Tracheotomies are frequently performed on ventilated patients in intensive care and sometimes lead to fatal complications. In this article, we discuss the causes and frequency of death.
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University of North Carolina’s Multi-Disciplinary Children’s Airway Center
A Multidisciplinary Children’s Airway Center: Impact on the Care of Patients With Tracheostomy
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Children’s National: GTC Experience
The Global Tracheostomy Collaborative: one institution’s experience with a new quality improvement initiative
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Inpatient Nursing and Parental Comfort
Inpatient Nursing and Parental Comfort in Managing Pediatric Tracheostomy Care and Emergencies
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Doctor’s Two Tracheostomy Books For Free Download
Dr. Itzhak Brook has made available his two books, "The Laryngectomee Guide" and "My voice, a physician's personal experience with throat cancer" for FREE download on these two sites (they are also available as paperback and Kindle at Amazon.com):
Dr. Brook says "The Guide provides practical information on medical; dental and psychological issues; side effects of radiation and chemotherapy; methods of speaking; airway, stoma, and voice prosthesis care; eating and swallowing; medical, dental and psychological issues; respiration; anesthesia; and traveling. I hope that [health care professionals and] patients will find these books useful and informative."
Clinical Practice Guidelines
These multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines were developed by the AAO-HNSF. As defined by the Institute of Medicine, Clinical Practice Guidelines are “statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options.” Guidelines are one way of increasing implementation of evidence into practice. They can serve as a guide to best practices, a framework for clinical decision making, and a benchmark for evaluating performance.