title: Care of patients with permanent tracheostomy.
abstract: The third article in our series on tracheostomy care discusses the care of patients with a permanent tracheostomy. While these patients make up a small proportion of all patients who have a tracheostomy inserted, they have complex needs. This means they require practitioners in both acute and community settings, who have time, support and competent tracheostomy-care skills, to achieve a successful discharge and ongoing management of their tracheostomy.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Everitt
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003142:Communication; D004326:Drinking; D004435:Eating; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013060:Speech; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology