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83,97 ۥDescribes the different percutaneous tracheostomy techniques in detail
•Explains the risks and benefits of each procedure
•Offers guidance on selection of airway devices
•Discusses medical and nursing management inside and outside hospital and quality of life issues
This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview on percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) in critically ill patients. The various PT techniques that may be employed in the intensive care unit are fully described, with discussion of the available tracheostomy tubes and selection criteria and with clear evaluation of the risks and benefits of each procedure. A further individual chapter is devoted to the methods of airway management that may be used during PT. Detailed attention is also paid to medical and nursing management inside and outside hospital, to quality of life issues in tracheostomized patients, and to the problem of informed consent. The book concludes by addressing the need for standard guidelines. Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patientswill be an excellent source of information and guidance for novice and more experienced physicians working in intensive care units, operating rooms, and emergency departments as well as for those responsible for patient aftercare.
Table of contents (17 chapters)
1.Tracheostomy: From Surgical to Percutaneous Techniques
2.Anatomical and Sonographic Landmark
3.Indication and Timing
4.Surgical Tracheostomy
5.Percutaneous Tracheostomy: The Ciaglia Techniques
6.Balloon Dilation Tracheostomy
7.Percutaneous Tracheostomy: The Guide Wire Dilating Forceps Technique
8.Frova’s Rotational Technique and Fantoni’s Translaryngeal Tracheostomy
9.Choice of the Appropriate Tracheostomy Technique
10.Complications of Percutaneous and Surgical Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients
11.Emergency Percutaneous Tracheotomy
12.Tracheostomy Tube
13.Airway Management During Tracheostomy
14.Medical and Nursing Management of Tracheostomy
15.Quality of Life and Complications After Percutaneous Tracheostomy
16.Clinical Practice of Informed Consent for Percutaneous Tracheostomy
17.Tracheostomy in Intensive Care Unit: The Need of European Guidelines