Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2010;14(1):109.
doi: 10.1186/cc8218. Epub 2010 Jan 29.

Tracheostomy patients on the ward: multiple benefits from a multidisciplinary team?

Mihae Yu
Comment

Tracheostomy patients on the ward: multiple benefits from a multidisciplinary team?

Mihae Yu. Crit Care. 2010.

Abstract

Patients requiring tracheostomies tend to have a longer length of stay due to their underlying disease. After a thorough literature search, Garrubba and colleagues found only three studies assessing the impact of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) on tracheostomy patients on the ward. One consistent observation was the decreased time to decannulation after institution of MDT care when compared with historical controls. Although a large prospective randomized trial is desirable before MDT is recommended, many institutions may have already formed a team approach to provide coordinated care resulting in improved outcome and length of stay.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Garrubba M, Turner T, Grieveson C. Multidisciplianry care for tracheostomy patients: a systematic review. Crit Care. 2009;13:R177. doi: 10.1186/cc8159. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Arora A, Hettige R, Efeacho R, Narula A. Driving standards in tracheostomy care: a preliminary communication of the St Mary's ENT-led multidisciplinary team approach. Clin Otolaryngol. 2008;33:596–599. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01814.x. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Tobin AE, Santamaria JD. An intensivist-led trachesotomy review team is associated with shorter decannulation time and length of stay: a prospective cohort study. Crit Care. 2008;12:R48. doi: 10.1186/cc6864. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Cameron TS, McKinstry A, Burt SK, Howard ME, Bellomo R, Brown DJ, Ross JM, Sweeney JM, O'Donoghue FJ. Outcomes of patients with spinal cord injury before and after introduction of an interdisciplinary tracheostomy team. Crit Care Resusc. 2009;11:14–19. - PubMed
    1. Griffiths J, Barber VS, Morgan L, Young JD. Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of the timing of tracheostomy in adult patients undergoing artificial ventilation. BMJ. 2005;330:1243–1247. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38467.485671.E0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed