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Tracheostomy and Trach Emergencies

April 3, 2013 by CrashMaster

Head-of-Bed Signs and UK Trach Safety Project http://tracheostomy.org.uk//Templates/Algorithms.html When to Trach Consider when > than 14 days of intubation are planned. Risks include: Tracheoinnominate Artery Fistula (TIA)-causes severe airway bleeding which can be fatal.  Consider hyperinflating the cuff to tamponade bleeding as temporizing measure.  In differential of any bleeding >48 hours after placement. Tracheoesophageal Fistula […]

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