Tracheostomy : A Multi-professional Handbook (Paperback)

List of abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract Lorraine de Grey; 2. What is a tracheostomy? Tim Price; 3. Surgical tracheostomy Tim Price; 4. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy Jasmine Patel and Basil Matta; 5. Difficult airway Rakesh Tandon; 6. Tracheostomy tubes Claudia Russell; 7. Tracheostomy management in the intensive care unit Lisa Hooper; 8. Humidification Claudine Billau; 9. Suctioning Claudine Billau; 10. Wound care Claire Scase; 11. Swallowing Pippa Hales; 12. Communication Pippa Hales; 13. Tracheostomy tube changes Claudia Russell; 14. Decannulation Hilary Harkin; 15. Tracheostomy and head and neck cancer Tova Prior and Simon Russell; 16. Long-term tracheostomy and continuing care Claire Scase; 17. Paediatric tracheostomy Francis Vaz; 18. Nursing care of a child with tracheostomy Teresa Johnson and Lucy Andrews; 19. Children's tracheostomy care within the community Lucy Andrews; 20. Evie's story Carol Phillips and Kate Bamkin; 21. Infection control issues in the care of patients with a tracheostomy Cheryl Trundle and Rachel Brooks; 22. Nutritional assessment and management of patients with tracheostomies Vicky Gravenstede; Index.