title: Emergency use of a customized tracheostomy tube for pediatric patients.
abstract: This article describes how to make a customized tracheostomy tube in an emergency setting for a pediatric patient. This is particularly critical when a commercial customized tracheostomy tube cannot be readily obtained.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. breilly@cnmc.org
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Volk
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*