CCC Critical Care compendium 340
Anatomy for Tracheostomy

To perfrom a tracheostomy, knowledge of the following is required: surface anatomy, course of the trachea, structure of the tracheal rings, layers of dissection, components of the larynx and related structures

CCC Critical Care compendium 340
Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tube

fenestrated tracheostomy tube. allows patient to breath normally with a tracheostomy in situ. patient can cough and speak through mouth. improves swallow function. acts a step prior to decannulation

CCC Critical Care compendium 340
Timing of Tracheostomy

Tracheostomy is performed in critically ill adults requiring prolonged invasive ventilation as a strategy to: — reduce respiratory tract injury — improve patient comfort, and/or — to facilitate weaning

Meow-Meow Mephedrone

Mephedrone is a new stimulant drug being abused on the street, and has recently been discovered in Australia. The following review provides emergency clinicians with assessing managing patients under the influence of mephedrone.

CCC Critical Care compendium 340
Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Tracheostomy is an airway that is inserted subglottically through neck tissues directly into the trachea. Surgical Tracheostomy involves dissection and incision of trachea under direct vision.