Pediatric Tracheostomy and Ventilator Care
Resources
  • American Thoracic Society (2000) Care of the child with a chronic tracheostomy. American Journal Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, 161, 297-308.

    Available on line by going to the American Thoracic Society website http://www.thoracic.org/index.php and search using the word tracheostomy.
  • Fiske, E. (2004). Effective strategies to prepare infants and families for home tracheostomy care. Advances Neonatal Care, 4 (1) , 42-53.
  • Becker, C., Allaire, K., Meszaros, M., Tribby, R. (2004) Caring for your child’s tracheostomy. University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.
  • Lecture 1 handout