Tracheostomy and Palliative Care
What is Palliative Care Palliative care is defined as the holistic approach to care that focuses on alleviating symptoms such as pain and breathing difficulties…
Children with Tracheostomy and Covid-19
Are children with tracheostomy at higher risk for contracting or transmitting Covid-19? The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and resulting Covid-19 disease has resulted in a global health…
The Occupational Therapist’s Role in Tracheostomy
Occupational Therapist’s (OTs) play a crucial role in children with tracheostomy. OTs gets involved right from the start! OTs can receive therapy orders for the…
Tracheostomy Simulation Lab
Each year more and more tracheostomy procedures are performed and in the current setting of Covid-19 we can expect more procedures being performed. However, clinicians…
Endotracheal Intubation
What is Endotracheal Intubation? Endotracheal intubation is also referred to as intubation. Endotracheal intubation is a medical procedure in which a flexible plastic tube, called…
Subglottic Suctioning: Benefits, Covid-19 and Manual versus Automatic
Subglottic suctioning can significantly reduce secretions above the cuff to reduce the risk of microaspiration and potential aspiration pneumonia. It…
Tracheal Stenosis and Intubation or Tracheostomy
Tracheal stenosis can occur for various reasons and result in a tracheostomy tube. It can also result from the tracheostomy tube procedure or from co…
Global Tracheostomy Tube Awareness Week
Tracheostomy Tube Awareness Week is a campaign to spread awareness and education about tracheostomy.
Speech Therapy for Kids with Trachs
Children with tracheostomy may have difficulty producing voicing. Here are speech therapy techniques and tools to help improve speech, voicing and a…
Laryngectomy and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
It is important for individuals with laryngectomy to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
COVID-19 Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation 2021
The 2019 novel corona virus COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in patients intubated and use of mechanical ventilation. The United States …
