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When and How to Remove a Tracheostomy

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Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure used to facilitate prolonged ventilatory support in critically ill patients, allowing early discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) and lower mortality associated with mechanical ventilation. This procedure, previously performed only in a surgical center, is increasingly used in ICUs. Indications for tracheostomy placement include unsuccessful weaning off mechanical ventilation, neurological patients unable to protect airways, excessive secretions, and upper airway obstruction [1].

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  1. Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Priscila Rodrigues Prado Prado Zagari (Speech Therapist.) & Roberta Melo Calvoso Paulon Ph.D., M.Sc. (Speech Therapist.)

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Zagari, P.R.P.P., Paulon, R.M.C. (2018). When and How to Remove a Tracheostomy. In: de Farias, T. (eds) Tracheostomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67867-2_23

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