TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing Fresh Tracheostomy Decannulations Following Implementation of a Fresh Tracheostomy Guideline
AU - Hood, Kristen
AU - Lewis, Brennan
AU - Bowens, Cindy Darnell
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - Pediatric patients undergoing tracheostomy placement are often medically fragile with multiple comorbidities. The complexity of these patients partnered with the risks of a newly placed tracheostomy necessitates a clear understanding of patient management and clinical competence. At our institution, a quality improvement initiative was formed with a focus on increasing the safety of these patients by developing a postoperative care guideline.
AB - Pediatric patients undergoing tracheostomy placement are often medically fragile with multiple comorbidities. The complexity of these patients partnered with the risks of a newly placed tracheostomy necessitates a clear understanding of patient management and clinical competence. At our institution, a quality improvement initiative was formed with a focus on increasing the safety of these patients by developing a postoperative care guideline.
KW - Fresh tracheostomy
KW - Pediatric tracheostomy
KW - Postoperative tracheostomy
KW - Tracheostomy emergency
KW - Tracheostomy guidelines
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.01.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28460695
AN - SCOPUS:85016053433
SN - 0899-5885
VL - 29
SP - 131
EP - 141
JO - Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
JF - Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -