Patients with tracheostomies: goals of management.
Care of the patient with tracheostomy is not difficult if care is taken to define clearly the needs of the particular patient. An awareness of the goals of care, daily maintenance, and possible complications is necessary to successful management.
D000359:Aftercare; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology