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Troublesome Tracheostomies
Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed

Troublesome Tracheostomies

Troubles with tracheostomy tubes can be some of the most anxiety provoking complaints we see in the Emergency Department.  Airway master and Dr. IC Cordes himself, Dr. Steven Carleton, MD PhD joined me on the podcast to help demystify 2 common tracheostomy related complaints - the bleeding trach site and the displaced tracheostomy tube.

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Grand Rounds Recap 12/30/15
Grand Rounds Josh Denney, MD Grand Rounds Josh Denney, MD

Grand Rounds Recap 12/30/15

Morbidity and Mortality Conference with Dr. LaFollette

Tracheoinnominate Fistula

One of the most dreaded days in the ED, a post-trach patient presents with a small bleed that stopped, is this one of 50% of patients with a TI fistula waiting to unleash?

  • 0.3% occurrence after routine tracheotomy
  • Incidence peaks 7-14 days after procedure

Once the patient starts massively bleeding - what's your next move hotshot?

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