There is a new international symposium on Advanced Tracheostomy Management and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation. It will be held in Melbourne, Australia on September 1-2. Check out their website at: https://sites.google.com/site/tracheostomyconference2011/.
I'm very excited about this conference as it will be the first conference dedicated specifically to tracheostomies. I have been invited to be part of the panel on Tricky Tracheostomy Cases.
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What is best practice for determining the length of hospital stay after receiving a trach? My son will be receiving one and we've been told to expect a stay of approx. 3 months (best case scenario is 4-6 weeks). My son has been using a bipap for years and the doctor knows I'm motivated and can learn anything he needs me to learn. I understand that every patient is heals differently, but in your experience what is the length of hospital stay with no complicaitons after surgery?
ReplyDeleteI wish I could give you a concrete answer. Every patient is different, and length of stay completely depends on individual circumstances and other contributing conditions. Another factor is the reason that the trach is needed.
ReplyDeleteI have limited experience with children and trachs, but I have seen adults have the trach placed, then go home only a few days later. Other patients get a trach after being critically ill on the ventilator for many days or weeks. So, as with so many things, the answer is..."it depends".