PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Elizabeth Ross
AU  - Kate Stephenson
TI  - Fifteen-minute consultation: Emergency management of tracheostomy problems in children
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316099
DP  - 2019 Aug 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 189--194
VI  - 104
IP  - 4
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/104/4/189.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/104/4/189.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2019 Aug 01; 104
AB  - It is vital for healthcare professionals to have a basic understanding of tracheostomy tubes, including their routine and emergency care. Children with tracheostomies can be encountered in all areas of paediatrics from the community to tertiary units; they can be more prone to respiratory infections and may have comorbidities that increase hospital attendance. Tracheostomy-related emergencies are associated with significant morbidity and potential mortality; however, the majority of tracheostomy-related complications are preventable.