Tracheostomy care
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Tracheostomy care

Anna Serra Senior Lecturer, Edenhall Marie Curie Centre, London

The author considers airway maintenance in the care of adult patients by providing a clinical overview of the pre- and postoperative requirements of tracheostomy care, including complications and the longer term implications that can arise immediately after tracheostomy surgery.

Nursing Standard. 14, 42, 45-52. doi: 10.7748/ns2000.07.14.42.45.c2872

Keywords :

ENT - ENT disorders

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