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Review
. 2019 Nov;19(11):370-376.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2019.08.002. Epub 2019 Sep 26.

Update on management of tracheostomy

H Lewith  1 , V Athanassoglou  1
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Review

Update on management of tracheostomy

H Lewith et al. BJA Educ. 2019 Nov.
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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Standard tracheostomy tube with an inner cannula and a subglottic suction port. Cuffed Blue Line Ultra® (Portex; Smiths-Medical, Minneapolis, MN, USA).
Fig 2
Fig 2
Extendable-length tracheostomy tube. UniPerc® Adjustable Flange Extended-Length Tracheostomy Tube (Portex; Smiths-Medical).
Fig 3
Fig 3
Fenestrated tracheostomy tube with fenestrated and non-fenestrated inner cannula. TRACOE twist (TRACOE medical GmbH, Nieder-Olm, Germany).
Fig 4
Fig 4
Uncuffed fenestrated tracheostomy tube with fenestrated and non-fenestrated inner cannula (TRACOE twist; TRACOE medical GmbH).
Fig 5
Fig 5
Cuffed laryngectomy tracheal tube (Covidien; Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA).
Fig 6
Fig 6
Emergency tracheostomy management—patent upper airway. Reproduced from McGrath BA, Bates L, Atkinson D, Moore JA. Multidisciplinary guidelines for the management of tracheostomy and laryngectomy airway emergencies. Anaesthesia. 2012; 67: 1025–1041, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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