A new edition of a highly popular and successful coverage of the subject, Tracheotomy has now been fully revised, updated and expanded, with new chapters including Dr. John Schaefer's Alternatives to Tracheotomy and Teaching Airway Management. In addition, Dr. Harvey Slater has contributed an excellent new chapter with current concepts on management of tracheotomy in burn patients. Advances in technology leading to improvements in tracheostomy tubes are reflected in a chapter on the subject by Professor Carl-Eric Lindholm from Sweden. Other advances and new techniques and practices are reflected throughout, including the management of airway problems in newborn children using the EXIT technique.
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Preface to First Edition Preface to Second Edition About the Editors Contributors SECTION I. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT 1 The History of Tracheotomy and Intubation Steven M. Zeitels, Matthew S. Broadhurst, Lee M. Akst, and Gerardo Lopez-Guerra 2 Alternatives to Tracheostomy Andrew Herlich 3 Technique and Complications of Tracheostomy in Adults Rohan R.Walvekar and Eugene N. Myers 4 Technique and Complications of Tracheostomy in the Pediatric Age Group Robert F. Yellon 5 Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit Setting Karen M. Kost 6 Selecting a Tracheostomy Tube: Current Options Carl-Eric Lindholm SECTION II. TRACHEOSTOMY: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS 7 Tracheostomy in Burn Patients Harvey Slater 8 Tracheostomy in Patients with the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Jonas T. Johnson SECTION III. REHABILITATION 9 Nursing Management of the Patient with a Tracheostomy Marilyn Hudak and Margaret M. Hickey 10 Long-Term Care of Patients with a Tracheostomy David A. Nace and Andrea R. Fox 11 Communication Options for Tracheostomy and Ventilator-Dependent Patients Marta S. Kazandjian and Karen J. Dikeman 12 Management of Swallowing Disorders in the Patient with a Tracheostomy Tamara Wasserman-Wincko and Ricardo L. Carrau Index
