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===Tracheostomy Facts===
===Tracheostomy Sizes===
[[File:Shiley.png|thumb| Shiley™ trach tube]]
[[File:Shiley.png|thumb| Shiley™ trach tube]]
*Patients who have undergone a laryngectomy cannot be orally intubated
*Average size:
*Average size:
**Adult: 5-10mm
**Adult: 5-10mm
**Peds: 2.5-6.5mm
**Peds: 2.5-6.5mm
===Tracheostomy vs laryngectomy===
*It is important to differentiate between tracheostomy vs laryngectomy
*If laryngectomy:
**The stoma is the only way to ventilate the patient.
**Patient cannot be orally intubated

Revisión del 20:25 12 may 2018

Tracheostomy Sizes

Shiley™ trach tube
  • Average size:
    • Adult: 5-10mm
    • Peds: 2.5-6.5mm

Tracheostomy vs laryngectomy

  • It is important to differentiate between tracheostomy vs laryngectomy
  • If laryngectomy:
    • The stoma is the only way to ventilate the patient.
    • Patient cannot be orally intubated
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