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1. Fresh tracheostomies

   vssimpson replied to vssimpson's topic in PICU

   New tracheostomies are sutured in place AND held with trach ties. Weight of ventilator tubing has come up as one reason for the recent decannulations as well as the fact that the patients are no longer routinely paralyzed for 7 days as they were in ...

2. Fresh tracheostomies

   vssimpson posted a topic in PICU

   We have had a rash of decannulations of fresh post operative tracheostomy patients in our PICU recently. I am wondering what protocols or policies are in place at other institutions regarding care of these patients. For example, are all fresh trach...