A Flushing respiratory specialist has developed a new procedure for removing tracheostomy tubes – tubes placed in the windpipe to help patients who have difficulty breathing. The process – ...

Everitt E (2016) Tracheostomy 2: Managing the weaning of a temporary tracheostomy. Nursing Times; 112: 20, 17-19. The second article of this four-part series on tracheostomy care describes the process ...

When patients with a tracheostomy tube reach a stage in their care at which decannulation appears to be possible, it is common practice to cap the tracheostomy tube for 24 hours to see whether they ...

Study design: Four related case reports, occurring within a 10-month time frame during 2001. Objectives: Aspiration is commonly reported in the literature as a contraindication to decannulation. We ...