Tracheotomy Management A Multidisciplinary Approach

Patients with tracheotomies are managed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals. As a result, information regarding best practice is scattered throughout the medical literature and can be difficult to identify and implement in the clinical setting. Tracheotomy Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach is a practical review of all tracheotomy procedures and acute and chronic tracheotomy care. It combines evidence-based practice and expert opinion to create an invaluable hands-on guide for any healthcare provider managing patients with tracheotomies. Each chapter is authored by at least two different subspecialists, contains case studies with real-life examples of problematic clinical scenarios, and is enhanced by high quality images. The rationale for different approaches is discussed to guide the decision-making process. Written and edited by tracheotomy experts from a wide variety of disciplines, Tracheotomy Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach is essential reading for anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and critical care and emergency physicians.

Preface; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the history of tracheotomy Zahra Karparvar and David Goldenberg; 1. Anatomy of the anterior and lateral neck Elliot Regenbogen; 2. Elective surgical tracheotomy in the adult Yvonne Tsui, Michael Ondik and David Goldenberg; 3. Percutaneous tracheotomy Garret Choby, Dmitri Bezinover and David Goldenberg; 4. Emergency surgical airways Leonard Pott and Scott Goldstein; 5. Congenital, embryological, and anatomic variations, and their association with pediatric tracheotomy Eliot Regenbogen; 6. Pediatric tracheotomy Robert Yellon, Raymond Maguire and Jay B. Tuchman; 7. Laryngotracheal reconstruction: surgical management of pediatric airway stenosis Diego Preciado, Sophie R. Pestieau and Ira Todd Cohen; 8. Timing of tracheotomy for intubated patients Alison Wilson, Elias B. Rizk, Kimberly E. Fenton, Thomas K. Lee and Elizabeth H. Sinz; 9. Intensive care unit tracheotomy care Shaji Poovathoor, Eric Posner, James Vosswinkel and Peggy A. Seidman; 10. Complications of tracheotomy Steve L. Orebaugh; 11. Airway manipulation with tracheotomy Daryn H. Moller, Slawomir P. Oleszak and Ghassan J. Samara; 12. Tracheotomy equipment Dana Stauffer, John Stene and Joanne Stene; 13. Care of the patient with a tracheotomy Margaret Wojnar and Jonathan D. McGinn; 14. Tracheal education for home care Jodie E. Landis, Michael K. Hurst and Brian W. Grose; Index.

Peggy A. Seidman is Clinical Associate Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
David Goldenberg is Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Director of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA.
Elizabeth H. Sinz is Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Neurosurgery, and Director, Penn State Hershey Clinical Simulation Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.