Tracheostomy Troubleshooting
This lecture will review common tracheostomy related problems and outline initial management steps in a case-based fashion. Please note, this is not a comprehensive course on advance tracheostomy troubleshooting, and never be afraid to ask for help when managing a difficult airway.
Learning Objectives
Understand general management considerations when dealing with tracheostomy tubes
Increase familiarity with identifying and managing common tracheostomy-related complications, including difficulty passing suction, bleeding from around or within the tracheostomy tube, oxygenation and/or ventilation issues, and accidental tube dislodgement
Author(s)
Steven D. Rosenblatt, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery | Weill Cornell Medicine – New York Presbyterian Hospital
Nikolaus Wolter, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | University of Toronto
Otolaryngologist | Hospital for Sick Children
Mollie Grunat
Resident Doctor | Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Kristan Scott, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Neonatology | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Katherine R. Schlosser Metitri, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Specialist | Columbia University
Vice President, Operations | NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Rosenblatt SD, Wolter NE, Grunat MS, Schlosser K, Scott K, Wolbrink TA. Tracheostomy Troubleshooting. 2/2018. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2850/tracheostomy-troubleshooting.