Tracheostomy A Multi-Professional Handbook [Paperback]

This book is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors to give a unique perspective of this increasingly widely-used technique.Tracheostomy: A Multi-Professional Handbook is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors to give a unique perspective of this increasingly widely-used technique and will support research-based care and management and deliver patient-focused rehabilitation. It covers everything from the basics of tracheostomy and all aspects of operative care of the patient.Tracheostomy: A Multi-Professional Handbook is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors to give a unique perspective of this increasingly widely-used technique and will support research-based care and management and deliver patient-focused rehabilitation. It covers everything from the basics of tracheostomy and all aspects of operative care of the patient.Tracheostomy: A Multi-Professional Handbook is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors to give a unique perspective of this increasingly widely-used technique and which will support research-based care and management and deliver patient-focused rehabilitation. It covers everything from the basics of tracheostomy, through the indications for tracheostomy and all aspects of pre-, peri- and postoperative care of the patient. The latter forms a large part of the book, and focuses on issues of importance to a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, such as how patient communication is affected by the technique and how optimum wound care during tracheostomy is best achieved, as well as the practical aspects and problems encountered with speech, swallowing and general rehabilitation, nutrition, weaning and decannulation, long-term tracheostomy, tracheostomy in children, and an important chapter on emergency tracheostomy techniques.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;l“+