A post-insertion protocol for management of the Olympic Tracheostomy Button in neurosurgical patients.
This article describes and suggests a protocol for the monitoring and management of problems relating to the use of the Olympic Tracheostomy button with special emphasis on the needs of neurosurgical patients. A description of the Olympic Tracheostomy button is accompanied by a systematic checklist for nursing care supplemented by supporting rationale. The existence and availability of such a protocol for this patient group should focus the concern of all nursing personnel in a unified and orderly manner and heighten the index of suspicion for problems which may be subtle but potentially life-threatening.
D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000451:nursing*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*
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